Rig Veda 10.47.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 47, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.47
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 10.47; confirmation needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वनीवानो मम दूतास इन्द्रं स्तोमाश्चरन्ति सुमतीरियानाः । हृदिस्पृशो मनसा वच्यमाना अस्मभ्यं चित्रं वृषणं रयिं दाः ॥
Transliteration
vanīvā́nō máma dūtā́sa índraṃ stómāś caranti sumatī́r iyānā́ḥ | hṛdíspṛśo mánasā vacyámānā asmábhyaṃ citráṃ vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ rayíṃ dāḥ ||
Translation
わが讃歌は、熱き使者のごとくインドラへと走り、善き思し召しの道を行く。心に触れ、心（マナス）より言葉として形づくられたそれらよ、われらに、きらめき力強きrayi（豊饒の富・内なる財）をもたらしたまえ。
Word by Word
वनीवानःwooded/forest-dwelling; (here) ‘like woodmen/foresters’ (as a descriptive epithet of the hymns/messengers)
वनीवानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवनीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; वनिन्/वन्-सम्बद्ध ‘वन/वन्य’ + -वत्)
ममof me, my
मम:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दूतासःmessengers
दूतासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमाःpraises, hymns
स्तोमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चरन्तिgo, move, proceed
चरन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु)
सुमतीःgood thoughts/favours, benevolences
सुमतीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मति)
इयानाःgoing forth, advancing
इयानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootइ (धातु) → यान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक), इयान (परस्मैपद-परस्मैपदीय-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘going’)
हृदिस्पृशःheart-touching
हृदिस्पृशः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहृदि (हृद्) + स्पृश् (धातु) → स्पृश (कृदन्त/विशेषण ‘touching’)
मनसाwith the mind
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वच्यमानाःbeing spoken, being uttered
वच्यमानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootवच् (धातु) → वच्यमान (कृदन्त; कर्मणि/मध्य-प्रयोग ‘being spoken/uttered’)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रम्bright, wondrous
चित्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्the mighty one/bull (vigorous one)
वृषणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
दाःgive (to us)!
दाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
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