Rig Veda 1.10.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.10
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.10)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (predominant meter for RV 1.10; this verse conforms to the hymn’s metrical type)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एहि स्तोमाँ अभि स्वराभि गृणीह्या रुव । ब्रह्म च नो वसो सचेन्द्र यज्ञं च वर्धय ॥
Transliteration
ehi stomā́m̐ abhi svárābhi gṛṇīhy ā́ ruva | bráhma ca no vaso íti sacéndra yajñáṃ ca vardhaya ||
Translation
Come; answer our hymns with your shining utterance—sing forth, cry aloud. O Indra, companion of our aspiration, increase for us the brahman (the inspired word) and the yajña (the inner offering).
Word by Word
एहिcome!
एहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
स्तोमान्praises, hymns
स्तोमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
(दिशा/सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वरsong, sound, chant
स्वर:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
(दिशा/सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गृणीह्यsing/praise!
गृणीह्य:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगॄ/गृ (धातु)
आhither, forth
आ:
(दिशा/सम्प्राप्ति-निर्देशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रुवcry/sound forth!
रुव:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरु (धातु) / रुव् (वेद. धातुरूप-आधार)
ब्रह्मsacred utterance, prayer
ब्रह्म:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वसोO good one/wealth-giver
वसो:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
सचbe joined/associate (with)!
सच:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
वर्धयincrease, make grow!
वर्धय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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