Rig Veda 10.29.6 — Mandala 10, Sukta 29, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.29
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मात्रे नु ते सुमिते इन्द्र पूर्वी द्यौर्मज्मना पृथिवी काव्येन । वराय ते घृतवन्तः सुतासः स्वाद्मन्भवन्तु पीतये मधूनि ॥
Transliteration
mā́tre nu te sumíte indra pū́rvī dyáur májmanā pṛthivī́ kā́vyena | várāya te ghṛtávantaḥ sutā́saḥ svā́dman bhavantu pītáye mádhūni ||
Translation
汝の善き度量において、インドラよ、古き一対——その偉大さによる天と、詩仙の造形による地——は母の枠のごとく据えられる。汝の選びのために、搾りしソーマの飲みものが、澄明の光（ギーの輝き）に満ちて、汝の飲用のために甘美となれ。器の中にある蜜（マドゥ）が、清く光り澄みた歓喜となれ。
Word by Word
मात्रेto/for the mother
मात्रे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
सुमितेin good measure/wise measure
सुमिते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसु-मिति
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
पूर्वीthe former/ancient (one)
पूर्वी:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
द्यौःHeaven (Dyaus)
द्यौः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ
मज्मनाby greatness; by might
मज्मना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमज्मन्
पृथिवीEarth (Pṛthivī)
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
काव्येनby poetic skill; by inspired wisdom
काव्येन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य
वरायfor choice/boon; for the bestowal
वराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवर
तेto/for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
घृतवन्तःrich in ghee; ghee-bearing
घृतवन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootघृतवत्
सुतासःpressed (soma-draughts)
सुतासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (PPP used substantively)
Rootसुत
स्वाद्मन्in sweetness; in pleasant taste
स्वाद्मन्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाद्मन्
भवन्तुlet them be; may they become
भवन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपीति
मधूनिsweet (draughts); honeys
मधूनि:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
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