Rig Veda 3.50.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 50, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.50
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (hymn-level attribution assumed for Mandala 3)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गोभिर्मिमिक्षुं दधिरे सुपारमिन्द्रं ज्यैष्ठ्याय धायसे गृणानाः । मन्दानः सोमं पपिवाँ ऋजीषिन्त्समस्मभ्यं पुरुधा गा इषण्य ॥
Transliteration
góbhir mimikṣúṃ dadhire supā́ram índraṃ jyáiṣṭhyāya dhā́yase gṛṇānā́ḥ | mandānó sómaṃ papivā́ṃ ṛjīṣin sám asmábhyaṃ purudhā́ gā́ iṣaṇya ||
Translation
光の牛ら（光線）によって、彼らは善く渡り行くインドラ（Indra）を、最高の主権のために据え、讃えつつ確立せしめた。歓喜してソーマを飲みし者、黄褐の力を操る者よ、われらのために豊かに、多様なる光の牛ら（照明の光）を集めよ。
Word by Word
गोभिःwith/by cows (cattle; rays)
गोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
मिमिक्षुम्the sprinkling/strengthening one
मिमिक्षुम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootमिह्/मिक्ष् (धातु; ‘to sprinkle/mix’), कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्तु (मिमिक्षु)
दधिरेthey have placed/established
दधिरे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
सुपारम्having good passage/ford; easy to cross
सुपारम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + पार (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्यैष्ठ्यायfor supremacy/for pre-eminence
ज्यैष्ठ्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootज्यैष्ठ्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘supremacy/eldership’)
धायसेfor establishment/for support
धायसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootधा (धातु) → धायस् (कृत्/प्रातिपदिक; ‘act of placing/establishing; ordinance’)
गृणानाःpraising (singers)
गृणानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootगृ (धातु; ‘to sing/praise’) + शानच् (आत्मनेपद वर्तमान कृदन्त)
मदानःexhilarated, rejoicing
मदानः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootमद् (धातु; ‘to be exhilarated’) + शानच् (आत्मनेपद वर्तमान कृदन्त)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पपिवान्having drunk
पपिवान्:
कर्तृ
TypePerfect participle
Rootपा (धातु; ‘to drink’) → परिपूर्ण/भूतकृदन्त (पपिवांस्)
ऋजीषिन्O r̥jīṣin (Indra), tawny/bright-harnessed
ऋजीषिन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋजीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक; Indra-epithet ‘having the r̥jīṣa/bright straw; with tawny steeds’)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अस्मभ्यम्to/for us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पुरुधाin many ways; manifold
पुरुधा:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुधा (अव्यय; ‘in many ways/manyfold’)
गाःcows; cattle (also: rays/wealth)
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इषण्यimpel/grant (to us)!
इषण्य:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु; ‘to impel/seek’) → लोट्/आज्ञार्थ 2 पुरुष एकवचन (वेदिक रूप)
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