Rig Veda 10.75.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 75, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.75
Rishi: Sindhukṣit Praiyamedha (traditional attribution for RV 10.75)
Devata: Sindhu / Nadyaḥ (the River, and the river-powers named)
Chandas: Trishtubh (predominant meter of RV 10.75; this verse fits the Trishtubh cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमं मे गङ्गे यमुने सरस्वति शुतुद्रि स्तोमं सचता परुष्ण्या । असिक्न्या मरुद्वृधे वितस्तयार्जीकीये शृणुह्या सुषोमया ॥
Transliteration
imáṃ me gaṅge yamune sarasvati śutúdri stómaṃ sacatā́ púruṣṇyā | asíknyā marúd-vṛdhe vitástayā́rjīkīye śṛṇuhyā́ su-sómayā ||
Translation
ガンガーよ、ヤムナーよ、サラスヴァティーよ、シュトゥドリーよ――パルシュニーとともに――このわが讃歌に寄り添い、結びつけ。アシクニーよ、マルットを増し育てる者よ、ヴィタスターよ、アルジーキヤよ――汝らも聴け。スソーマヤーよ、汝もまた。われらの内なるソーマ（Soma）の息吹が増し、諸々の流れが供物を運びて、真理へと至らしめよ。
Word by Word
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy / of me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
गङ्गेO Gaṅgā
गङ्गे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (River name)
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
यमुनेO Yamunā
यमुने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (River name)
Rootयमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
सरस्वतिO Sarasvatī
सरस्वति:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (River name)
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
शुतुद्रिO Śutudrī (Sutlej)
शुतुद्रि:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (River name)
Rootशुतुद्री (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’ से)
सचतjoin / accompany (you all)
सचत:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सचते) ‘to accompany, join’
परुष्ण्याwith Paruṣṇī
परुष्ण्या:
Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
TypeNoun (River name)
Rootपरुष्णी (प्रातिपदिक)
असिक्न्याwith Asiknī
असिक्न्या:
Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
TypeNoun (River name)
Rootअसिक्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुद्वृधेat/with Marudvṛdhā (the Marut-strengthening one)
मरुद्वृधे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Epithet (of a river)
Rootमरुद्वृध (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत् + वृध ‘increasing the Maruts’)
वितस्तयाwith Vitastā
वितस्तया:
Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
TypeNoun (River name)
Rootवितस्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्जिकीयेin the Arjikīya region
अर्जिकीये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (locative)
Rootअर्जिकीया (प्रातिपदिक; देश/जनपद-विशेषण)
शृणुह्याःhear (you)
शृणुह्याः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु ‘to hear’
सुषोमयाwith Suṣomā
सुषोमया:
Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
TypeNoun/Adjective (River epithet/name)
Rootसुषोमा (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + सोम)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Chanting Notes
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