Rig Veda 3.43.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 43, Mantra 5

Sukta 3.43

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for Mandala 3 Indra hymns; for 3.43 specifically)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 3.43; verse length and cadence fit the Indra Triṣṭubh norm)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कुविन्मा गोपां करसे जनस्य कुविद्राजानं मघवन्नृजीषिन् । कुविन्म ऋषिं पपिवांसं सुतस्य कुविन्मे वस्वो अमृतस्य शिक्षाः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.43.5

Transliteration

kuvín mā gopā́ṃ karase jánasya kuvíd rājā́nam maghavann ṛjīṣin | kuvín ma ṛ́ṣiṃ papivā́ṃsaṃ sutásya kuvín me vásvo amṛ́tasya śíkṣāḥ ||

Translation

Akankah engkau sungguh menjadikanku pelindung bagi umat—akankah engkau sungguh menjadi rajaku, wahai Maghavan, penguasa daya yang melaju lurus? Akankah engkau sungguh menjadikanku seorang ṛṣi, yang telah meminum Soma yang diperas; akankah engkau sungguh mengajariku kekayaan Sang Tak-Mati (Amṛta)?

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Word by Word

• कुवित्: whether? perhaps?
• कुवित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कु (प्रश्नार्थक-प्रातिपदिक) + वित् (निपात/किल) → कुवित्

• मा: me
• मा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• गोपाम्: a protector/guardian (lit. cow-protector)
• गोपाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपा (गो + पा ‘पालने’)

• करसे: you make / you will make
• करसे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)

• जनस्य: of the people/folk
• जनस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन

• कुवित्: whether? perhaps?
• कुवित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कु + वित्

• राजानम्: king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्

• मघवन्: O bountiful one (Maghavan)
• मघवन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: मघवन्

• ऋजीषिन्: O bearer of ṛjīṣa (epithet of Indra)
• ऋजीषिन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: ऋजीषिन्

• कुवित्: whether? perhaps?
• कुवित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कु + वित्

• मे: my / for me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• ऋषिम्: seer
• ऋषिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि

• पपिवांसम्: having drunk
• पपिवांसम्: विशेषण (ऋषिम्) / कर्म-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Participle
• Root: पा (पाने) → पपिवांस् (कृत्: क्तवत्/परस्मैपदीय-परिप्रयोगः)

• सुतस्य: of the pressed (Soma)
• सुतस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सुत (सु ‘सवने/प्रसवे’ → ‘pressed/expressed’)

• कुवित्: whether? perhaps?
• कुवित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कु + वित्

• मे: my / for me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• वस्वः: of wealth / of a good (treasure)
• वस्वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु

• अमृतस्य: of immortality / of the deathless (nectar)
• अमृतस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अमृत

• शिक्षाः: may you teach / may you grant
• शिक्षाः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिक्ष् (शिक्षणे ‘to teach/instruct’)