Rig Veda 10.47.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 47, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.47
Devata: Indra (with Dyāvāpṛthivī invoked as cosmic witnesses)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 10.47; confirmation needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्त्वा यामि दद्धि तन्न इन्द्र बृहन्तं क्षयमसमं जनानाम् । अभि तद्द्यावापृथिवी गृणीतामस्मभ्यं चित्रं वृषणं रयिं दाः ॥
Transliteration
yát tvā yā́mi daddhí tán na indra bṛhántam kṣáyam ásamam janā́nām | abhí tád dyā́vāpṛthivī́ gṛṇītām asmábhyaṃ citráṃ vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ rayíṃ dāḥ ||
Translation
われが汝に求めるもの――インドラよ、それをわれらに授けたまえ：広大なる住まいと基盤、人々の中に比類なきもの。天と地よ、それを証し讃えよ。さらに、われらに、きらめき力強きrayi（豊饒の富・内なる財）を授けたまえ。
Word by Word
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यामिI go / I approach
यामि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
दद्धिgive!
दद्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहन्तम्great, lofty
बृहन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षयम्dwelling, abode
क्षयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक; √क्षि/क्षय ‘dwelling, abode’)
असमम्unequalled
असमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-सम (प्रातिपदिक)
जनानाम्of peoples / of men
जनानाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यावापृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ + पृथिवी)
गृणीताम्let them praise
गृणीताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगृ (धातु; ‘to sing/praise’)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रम्bright, splendid
चित्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्vigorous, manly
वृषणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
दाःgive!
दाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
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