Rig Veda 10.25.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 25, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.25
Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa (traditional attribution for RV 10.25)
Devata: Soma
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव त्ये सोम शक्तिभिर्निकामासो व्यृण्विरे । गृत्सस्य धीरास्तवसो वि वो मदे व्रजं गोमन्तमश्विनं विवक्षसे ॥
Transliteration
táva tyé soma śákti-bhir níkāmāso vy-ṛ́ṇvire | gṛ́tsasya dhī́rās taváso ví vo máde vrajáṃ gó-mantam aśvínam vivákṣase ||
Translation
汝の諸力によって、ソーマよ、真の歓喜を求むる者らは自らを大きく開く。強き者の堅固なる見者（dhīra）たちは、汝の酔悦（mada）のうちに、光輝の囲い（vraja）をわれらのために育て広げる——光線と駿馬に富む、秩序ある諸力の充満を。
Word by Word
तवof you, your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) / त्वम्
त्येthose
त्ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
शक्तिभिःwith powers, by means of powers
शक्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
निकामासःdesirous ones; those with wishes
निकामासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootनिकाम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘desire, wish’)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अृण्विरेthey have chosen / selected
अृण्विरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते ‘to choose, select’; Vedic middle)
गृत्सस्यof the wise one (Gṛtsa)
गृत्सस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगृत्स (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise/skillful singer, seer’)
धीराḥthe wise (ones)
धीराḥ:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootधीर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘steadfast, wise’)
तवसःof strength, of might
तवसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, might’)
विforth, out
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (निपात)
वःof you (pl.), your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin exhilaration, in the rapture
मदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘intoxication, exhilaration’)
व्रजम्the enclosure/pen
व्रजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘enclosure, pen; herd’)
गोमन्तम्cow-rich
गोमन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing cows, rich in cattle’)
अश्विनम्horse-rich
अश्विनम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having horses’)
विवक्षसेyou wish to proclaim / you intend to utter
विवक्षसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वक्ति; desiderative/intentional ‘to wish to speak/utter’ in Vedic usage)
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