Rig Veda 10.47.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 47, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.47
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirmation needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वायुधं स्ववसं सुनीथं चतुःसमुद्रं धरुणं रयीणाम् । चर्कृत्यं शंस्यं भूरिवारमस्मभ्यं चित्रं वृषणं रयिं दाः ॥
Transliteration
svāyudháṁ svávasaṁ sunī́thaṁ catúḥsamudraṁ dháruṇaṁ rayīṇā́m | carkṛ́tyaṁ śáṁsyaṁ bhū́rivāram asmábhyaṁ citráṁ vṛ́ṣaṇaṁ rayíṁ dāḥ ||
Translation
われらに授けよ、よく武装され、自ら力を備え、よく導かれたる満ち足りを。四つの海のごとく堅固に保つ富、諸々の豊かさの流れの拠りどころを。さらに、築き成すべきもの、宣べ讃うべきもの、広がり豊かなものを――多彩にして力強きラユ（rayi）、成就の資を。
Word by Word
स्वायुधम्having its own weapon; well-armed
स्वायुधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व-आयुध (प्रातिपदिक) < आयुध (√युध् ‘युध्’ = युद्धे) + स्व-
स्ववसम्having its own wealth/power
स्ववसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व-वस (प्रातिपदिक) < वस ‘wealth/good’ (nominal stem)
सुनीथम्of good guidance; well-led
सुनीथम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-नीथ (प्रातिपदिक) < नीथ ‘guidance/leading’ (from √नी ‘ने’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चतुःसमुद्रम्having four seas; four-oceaned
चतुःसमुद्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुः-समुद्र (समास-प्रातिपदिक) < चतुर् + समुद्र
धरुणम्support; firm foundation
धरुणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootधरुण (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ ‘धारणे’
रयीणाम्of riches/wealths
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
चर्कृत्यम्to be celebrated/praised; worthy of making (fame)
चर्कृत्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचर्कृत्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √कृ ‘करणे’ (intensive/reduplicated base ‘चर्/चर्कृ’ + -त्य)
शंस्यम्praiseworthy; to be lauded
शंस्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशंस्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √शंस् ‘स्तुतौ/आख्याने’ + -य
भूरिवारम्having abundant protection/boons
भूरिवारम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि-वार (समास-प्रातिपदिक) < भूरि ‘much’ + वार ‘protection/covering/defence’
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रम्bright; wondrous; splendid
चित्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्strong; virile; mighty
वृषणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् ‘वर्षणे/बलवत्तायाम्’
रयिम्wealth; treasure
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
दाःgive (you should give)
दाः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
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