Rig Veda 3.43.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 43, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.43
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for Mandala 3 Indra hymns; for 3.43 specifically)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 3.43; verse length and cadence fit the Indra Triṣṭubh norm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कुविन्मा गोपां करसे जनस्य कुविद्राजानं मघवन्नृजीषिन् । कुविन्म ऋषिं पपिवांसं सुतस्य कुविन्मे वस्वो अमृतस्य शिक्षाः ॥
Transliteration
kuvín mā gopā́ṃ karase jánasya kuvíd rājā́nam maghavann ṛjīṣin | kuvín ma ṛ́ṣiṃ papivā́ṃsaṃ sutásya kuvín me vásvo amṛ́tasya śíkṣāḥ ||
Translation
汝はまことに、民の護り手としてわれを守るや。汝はまことに、わが王となるや、施与の主マガヴァンよ、直進する力を振るう者（nṛjīṣin）よ。汝はまことに、搾りしソーマを飲みし聖仙（ṛṣi）として、われを成すや。汝はまことに、不死（amṛta）の富、その満ち足りを、われに教え授くるや。
Word by Word
कुवित्whether? perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु (प्रश्नार्थक-प्रातिपदिक) + वित् (निपात/किल) → कुवित्
माme
मा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गोपाम्a protector/guardian (lit. cow-protector)
गोपाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (गो + पा ‘पालने’)
करसेyou make / you will make
करसे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
जनस्यof the people/folk
जनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootजन
कुवित्whether? perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित्
राजानम्king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
मघवन्O bountiful one (Maghavan)
मघवन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन्
ऋजीषिन्O bearer of ṛjīṣa (epithet of Indra)
ऋजीषिन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootऋजीषिन्
कुवित्whether? perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित्
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ऋषिम्seer
ऋषिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
पपिवांसम्having drunk
पपिवांसम्:
विशेषण (ऋषिम्) / कर्म-सम्बन्ध
TypeParticiple
Rootपा (पाने) → पपिवांस् (कृत्: क्तवत्/परस्मैपदीय-परिप्रयोगः)
सुतस्यof the pressed (Soma)
सुतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुत (सु ‘सवने/प्रसवे’ → ‘pressed/expressed’)
कुवित्whether? perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित्
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वस्वःof wealth / of a good (treasure)
वस्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
अमृतस्यof immortality / of the deathless (nectar)
अमृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमृत
शिक्षाःmay you teach / may you grant
शिक्षाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (शिक्षणे ‘to teach/instruct’)
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