Rig Veda 5.30.10: Mandala 5, Sukta 30, Mantra 10
Sukta 5.30
Rishi: Atri Bhauma (Ātreya) (traditional attribution for RV 5.30)
Devata: Indra (with Soma as enabling offering)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm via metrical audit)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समत्र गावोऽभितोऽनवन्तेहेह वत्सैर्वियुता यदासन् । सं ता इन्द्रो असृजदस्य शाकैर्यदीं सोमासः सुषुता अमन्दन् ॥
Transliteration
sam átra gā́vo ’bhíto ’navanta hehā́ vatsáir víyutā yád āsan | sáṃ tā índro asṛjad asya śākáir yád īṃ sómāsaḥ suṣutā́ ámandan ||
Translation
ここに、子牛から引き離されていたとき、牛たちは四方に集まり、鳴き交わした。インドラはその力（シャーク）によって彼女らをひとつに集め、解き放った——よく搾られたソーマ（Soma）が彼を歓喜させたときに。
Word by Word
समत्रtogether here / in one place
समत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् + अत्र
गावःthe cows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो
अभितःaround, on all sides
अभितः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभितः
अनवन्तेthey bellow/low (make a sound)
अनवन्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootनु (नव्) / नु-धातु (वेदिक) + आ
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
एहhey! / lo!
एह:
(discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएह
वत्सैःwith (their) calves
वत्सैः:
Sahakāraka (सह/सम्बन्ध) / Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स
वियुताःseparated, parted
वियुताः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootवि + यु (युज्/यु) → वियुत
यत्when/that which
यत्:
(relative connector)
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद्
आसन्they were
आसन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
सम्together, completely
सम्:
(verbal modifier)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम्
ताःthem (those cows)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
असृजत्released, set free
असृजत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
अस्यof him / his
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्/अयम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्ययवत्) → अस्य
शाकैःwith branches/boughs (splinters, stakes)
शाकैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशाक
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
ईम्indeed, just, then
ईम्:
(particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम्
सोमासःthe Soma-juices
सोमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
सुषुताःwell-pressed
सुषुताः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootसु + सु (सुव्/सू) → सुषुत
अमन्दन्they exhilarated/cheered (him), made (him) glad
अमन्दन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द्
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Vedic Cosmology
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