Rig Veda 1.55.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 55, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.55
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दानाय मनः सोमपावन्नस्तु तेऽर्वाञ्चा हरी वन्दनश्रुदा कृधि । यमिष्ठासः सारथयो य इन्द्र ते न त्वा केता आ दभ्नुवन्ति भूर्णयः ॥
Transliteration
dānā́ya mánaḥ soma-pāvan astu te’rvā́ñcā hárī vandana-śrudā́ kṛdhi | yámiṣṭhāsaḥ sāratháyo yá indra te ná tvā ketā́ ā́ dabhnuvanti bhūrṇáyaḥ ||
Translation
ソーマを飲む者よ、汝の心は施与へと向かえ。汝の二頭の黄褐の駿馬をこちらへ近づけよ、われらの讃歌を聞く者となせ。インドラよ、汝の御者たちは最もよく制し、最も確かなる者ゆえ、渦巻く衝動は汝を欺きえず、虚しき徴（しるし）も汝に及ばぬ。
Word by Word
दानायfor giving; for a gift
दानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक; दा- ‘देने’)
मनःmind; intention
मनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √मन् ‘चिन्तने’ (निष्पन्न)
सोमपावन्O Soma-purifier (epithet of Indra)
सोमपावन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसोम + पावन् (< √पू ‘पवने/शोधने’; कृत् -वन्)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘भुवि’
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
अर्वाञ्चाturned hither; coming towards (us)
अर्वाञ्चा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक)
हरीthe two bay horses (of Indra)
हरी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
वन्दनश्रुदाhearing/accepting praise; granting to praise
वन्दनश्रुदा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootवन्दन + श्रुदा (श्रु-दा; ‘praise’ + ‘giving/hearing’; समास)
कृधिmake; do
कृधि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ ‘करणे’
यमिष्ठासःmost controlling/most restraining (i.e., best at holding in)
यमिष्ठासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootयमिष्ठ (यम ‘युग्म/नियमन’ + इष्ठ; अतिशय)
सारथयःcharioteers
सारथयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
केताःperceivers; discerners; (hostile) plotters
केताः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकेत (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दभ्नुवन्तिdeceive; overpower; harm
दभ्नुवन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दभ् ‘हिंसने/दम्भने/वञ्चने’
भूर्णयःthe impetuous/whirling ones; assailants
भूर्णयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभूर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
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