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Rig Veda 3.55.22 — Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 22

Sukta 3.55

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution for Maṇḍala 3)
Devata: Indra (explicitly named), yet framed within the unitive ‘asuratvam ekam’ sovereignty
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

निष्षिध्वरीस्त ओषधीरुतापो रयिं त इन्द्र पृथिवी बिभर्ति । सखायस्ते वामभाजः स्याम महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥

Transliteration

niṣṣídhvarīs ta óṣadhīr utā́po rayíṃ ta indra pṛthivī́ bibharti | sákhāyas te vā́mabhājaḥ syāma mahád devā́nām asura-tvám ékam ||

Translation

ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಷ್ಷಿಧ್ವರೀ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು—ಔಷಧಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಪಃ; ಮತ್ತು ಪೃಥಿವಿ, ಹೇ ಇಂದ್ರ, ನಿನಗಾಗಿ ರಯಿ (ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ)ಯನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ನಾವು ನಿನ್ನ ಸಖರಾಗಲಿ, ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಮಭಾಜಃ—ಪ್ರಿಯ ದಾನಗಳ ಪಾಲುದಾರರಾಗಲಿ—ದೇವರ ಒಂದು ಮಹತ್ ಅಸುರತ್ವ, ಏಕಮಾತ್ರ ಅಸುರ-ಶಕ್ತಿ.

Word by Word
निःout, forth (as a preverb)
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग) / निस्
सिध्वरीःthe successful/beneficent (ones) (fem. pl.)
सिध्वरीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिध्वरि- (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री) < √सिध् (सिध्यति) ‘to succeed/attain’ (etym.)
तेof you, your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (युष्मद्- सर्वनाम)
ओषधीःplants, herbs
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि- (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री; pluralia tantum)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि- (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
तेof you, your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (युष्मद्- सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
पृथिवीthe Earth
पृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
बिभर्तिbears, supports
बिभर्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ्) ‘to bear, support’
सखायःcompanions, friends
सखायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
तेof you, your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (युष्मद्- सर्वनाम)
वामभाजःsharers of good things, partakers of blessings
वामभाजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाम- + भाज- (प्रातिपदिक; पुं) < √भज् ‘to share, allot’
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक; नपुं)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक; पुं)
असुरत्वम्asura-hood; lordly power, sovereignty
असुरत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसुरत्व- (प्रातिपदिक; नपुं) < असुर- + -त्व
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएक- (प्रातिपदिक; नपुं)
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