Rig Veda 3.30.18: Mandala 3, Sukta 30, Mantra 18
Sukta 3.30
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra (with Bhaga invoked as boon/portion within Indra’s granting)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वस्तये वाजिभिश्च प्रणेतः सं यन्महीरिष आसत्सि पूर्वीः । रायो वन्तारो बृहतः स्यामास्मे अस्तु भग इन्द्र प्रजावान् ॥
Transliteration
svastáye vājíbhiś ca pranetáḥ sáṃ yan mahī́r íṣa āsátsi pūrvī́ḥ | rāyó vantā́ro bṛhatáḥ syāmā́smé astu bhága indra prajā́vān ||
Translation
われらの安泰のために、勝利の力（vāja）を伴う導き手よ、来たれ。汝は古よりの大いなる衝迫を近づけ、われらに結び合わせ給うた。われらが広大なる富饒の保有者となりますように。インドラよ、子孫を伴うバガ（Bhaga、分け前・福分）がわれらのうちに在れ、増益が絶えざらんことを。
Word by Word
स्वस्तयेfor well-being, for welfare
स्वस्तये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति-
वाor / indeed
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
वाजिभिःwith the prize-winning (steeds), with racers
वाजिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन्-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रणेतःO leader, O guide
प्रणेतः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-नी (धातु √नी) → प्रणेतृ-
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद्-
महीःgreat (feminine plural)
महीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमही-
इषःrefreshments, invigorating offerings
इषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइष्-
आसत्सिyou sat down/approached
आसत्सि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद्
पूर्वीःthe former/earlier (ones)
पूर्वीः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व-
रायःof wealth, of riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्-/रायि-
वन्तारःwinners, gainers
वन्तारः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवन्तृ- (from √वन् ‘to win’)
बृहतःof the great (abundance)
बृहतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्-
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
अस्मेamong us, in us
अस्मे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्-
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
भगःBhaga (the distributor of fortune) / good fortune
भगः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभग-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-
प्रजावान्possessing offspring, rich in progeny
प्रजावान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रजा- + वत् (मतुप्) → प्रजावन्त्
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