Rig Veda 10.33.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 33, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.33
Devata: Indra (Śatakratu, Maghavan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मूषो न शिश्ना व्यदन्ति माध्य स्तोतारं ते शतक्रतो । सकृत्सु नो मघवन्निन्द्र मृळयाधा पितेव नो भव ॥
Transliteration
mū́ṣo ná śiśnā́ vy àdanti mā́ ādhyá stotā́raṃ te śatakrato | sakṛ́t su no maghavann índra mṛḷayā́dhā pitéva no bhava ||
Translation
鼠のように彼らは噛み削る――わが力そのものを。おお百力の者（シャタクラトゥ）、あなたの歌い手を。施与豊かなインドラよ、たとえ一度でもわれらを憐れみ、そして父のごとくわれらとなれ。
Word by Word
मूषःa mouse
मूषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमूष- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘मूष/मूषक’
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
शिश्नाpenises (male organs)
शिश्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिश्न- (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
अदन्तिthey eat/gnaw
अदन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु) ‘to eat’
माध्यःthe middle one / the one in the middle
माध्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमाध्य- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘मध्य-सम्बन्धी’
स्तोतारम्the praiser (singer)
स्तोतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘praiser’
तेyour / for you
ते:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शतक्रतोO Śatakratu (Indra)
शतक्रतो:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘having a hundred powers/rites’
सकृत्सुonce; on one occasion (in the rites)
सकृत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (used with locative plural ending in Vedic)
Rootसकृत् (अव्यय/निपात) ‘once’
नःfor us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘bountiful’
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
मृळयbe gracious; show mercy
मृळय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृळ्/मृड् (धातु) ‘to be gracious, to show mercy’
अधthen, thereupon
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
पितेवlike a father
पितेव:
Kartā (उपमान) / —
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootपितृ- (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (निपात)
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भवbe; become
भव:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) ‘to be, become’
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