Rig Veda 10.35.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 35, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.35
Rishi: Unknown/varied attributions in tradition for RV 10.35; commonly associated with dawn/fire imagery (check specific Anukramaṇī for exact seer)
Devata: Agni (plural Agnayaḥ) with Indra-force; Ushas; Dyāvāpṛthivī; Apas (a composite invocation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; hymn opening in a common triṣṭubh cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अबुध्रमु त्य इन्द्रवन्तो अग्नयो ज्योतिर्भरन्त उषसो व्युष्टिषु । मही द्यावापृथिवी चेततामपोऽद्या देवानामव आ वृणीमहे ॥
Transliteration
ábudhram u tyá índravanto agnáyo jyótir bháranta uṣáso vyùṣṭiṣu | mahī́ dyā́vāpṛthivī́ cetatām ápo 'dyá devā́nām áva ā́ vṛṇīmahe ||
Translation
インドラ（Indra）の力に満ちたその火（アグニ）は目覚め、暁のひらきゆく時々に光を運んで来る。広大なる天と地よ、心して聞け。水々もまた。今日われらは神々の加護を選び取り、内なる昼が立ち昇るよう願う。
Word by Word
अबुध्रम्unfailing, unceasing
अबुध्रम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे)
TypeAdjective
Rootबुध् (√budh) / अबुध्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
त्येthose
त्ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रवन्तःhaving Indra (as companion/power)
इन्द्रवन्तः:
कर्तृ (त्ये इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्र-वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; वन्त्-प्रत्यय)
अग्नयःthe fires (Agni-flames)
अग्नयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भरन्तेthey bear, they bring
भरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (√bhṛ)
उषसःthe dawns
उषसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
व्यूष्टिषुin the dawn-breakings, at daybreaks
व्यूष्टिषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootव्यूष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; वि-उष्/वस्-सम्बद्ध)
महीgreat
मही:
कर्तृ (समुच्चितकर्तृ-समासे)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्याव् + पृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-समास; प्रातिपदिक)
चेतताम्let the two perceive/notice, be attentive
चेतताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (√cit)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अवःhelp, protection, favor
अवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither (intensifier)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
वृणीमहेwe choose, we seek
वृणीमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (√vṛ; वृणुते)
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