Rig Veda 4.57.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 57, Mantra 7
Sukta 4.57
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra and Pūṣan in support of Sītā (furrow); composite agrarian-cosmic operation
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like; needs verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रः सीतां नि गृह्णातु तां पूषानु यच्छतु । सा नः पयस्वती दुहामुत्तरामुत्तरां समाम् ॥
Transliteration
índraḥ sī́tāṃ ní gṛhṇātu tā́ṃ pūṣā́nu yacchatu | sā́ naḥ páyasvatī duhām úttarām-uttarāṃ sámām ||
Translation
May Indra take hold of the Furrow and set it firm; may Pūṣan lead it onward on its right path. And may she, rich in nourishing essence, milk for us year after year an ever greater increase.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सीताम्the furrow / ploughed line
सीताम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसीता (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, into; (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गृह्णातुmay (he) seize/hold
गृह्णातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (गृह्णाति) धातु
ताम्her/that (furrow)
ताम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूषाPūṣan
पूषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong, after; (as preverb)
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यच्छतुmay (he) guide/hold/extend
यच्छतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (यच्छति) धातु
साshe (that one)
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पयस्वतीrich in milk/juice; abounding in yield
पयस्वती:
कर्तृ (सा … पयस्वती)
TypeAdjective
Rootपयस् + वत् (पयस्वत्) → पयस्वती (स्त्री.)
दुहाम्may (she) milk/yield
दुहाम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् धातु
उत्तराम्a higher/further (one)
उत्तराम्:
कर्म/परिणाम (यत्-फल)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तराम्still further / successive
उत्तराम्:
कर्म/परिणाम
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
समाम्year/season
समाम्:
कर्म (दुहाम्—यत्)
TypeNoun
Rootसमा (प्रातिपदिक)
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