Rig Veda 10.15.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 15, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.15
Rishi: As RV 10.15; specific rishi attribution uncertain without Anukramaṇī citation
Devata: Pitṛs (primary); with reference to Viṣṇu (vikrama) and ‘napāt’ (descendant principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आहं पितॄन्त्सुविदत्राँ अवित्सि नपातं च विक्रमणं च विष्णोः । बर्हिषदो ये स्वधया सुतस्य भजन्त पित्वस्त इहागमिष्ठाः ॥
Transliteration
ā́haṃ pitṝ́nt suvidátrāṃ avitsi napā́taṃ ca vikrámaṇaṃ ca víṣṇoḥ | barhiṣádo yé svadháyā sutásya bhájanta pitvás ta ihā́gamiṣṭhāḥ ||
Translation
मैंने अपने पुरखे ढूँढ लिए जो सही रास्ते जानते हैं। ब्रह्मा का बेटा भी मिला, और विष्णु की बड़ी ताकत भी। जो लोग बैठ के सोम पीते हैं, अपना हक लेके, वो सब यहाँ आएँ।
Word by Word
आtowards; hither (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पितॄन्the Fathers / ancestors
पितॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुविदत्रान्well-knowing; good finders/knowers (epithet of the Fathers)
सुविदत्रान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुविदत्र (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + विदत्र)
अवित्सिI found; I discovered
अवित्सि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने) + अ (augment)
नपातम्the offspring/descendant (epithet: ‘son/descendant’)
नपातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विक्रमणम्the stride/stepping; the wide step
विक्रमणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रमण (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + क्रमण)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विष्णोःof Viṣṇu
विष्णोः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिषदःthe barhis-sitters (those seated on the sacred grass)
बर्हिषदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिषद् (प्रातिपदिक; बर्हिस् + सद् ‘sitting on’)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधयाwith svadhā (ancestral oblation/power)
स्वधया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतस्यof the pressed (Soma)
सुतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक; √सु ‘to press’ → ‘pressed’)
भजन्तthey partake; they share/enjoy
भजन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भज् (भजँ सेवायाम्/विभागे)
पित्वःof the drink/draught
पित्वः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपित्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘drink, draught’)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
आhither; towards (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
गमिष्ठाःmost ready to come; coming best/most
गमिष्ठाः:
Kartā (as predicate of ‘ते’)
TypeAdjective (used predicatively)
Root√गम् (गमॢँ गतौ) + इष्ठ (superlative kṛt)
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