Rig Veda 1.29.5 — Mandala 1, Sukta 29, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.29
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify per Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समिन्द्र गर्दभं मृण नुवन्तं पापयामुया । आ तू न इन्द्र शंसय गोष्वश्वेषु शुभ्रिषु सहस्रेषु तुवीमघ ॥
Transliteration
sám indra gardabháṃ mṛṇa núvantaṃ pāpáyā amúyā | ā́ tú na indra śaṃsaya góṣv áśveṣu śubhríṣu sahásreṣu tuvīmagha ||
Translation
O Indra, crush the braying ass—this noisy evil impulse—by that baneful power; then come and make our true acclaim effective in the rays and the forces, in the shining thousandfold plenitudes.
Word by Word
सम्together; completely (prefix)
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
गर्दभम्the donkey
गर्दभम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्दभ
मृणcrush/strike down!
मृण:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृण् (मृणाति) / मृड्
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
वन्तम्desiring/wooing; seeking
वन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) / √वन् (to win/desire) से निष्पन्न
पापयाwith evil; by wickedness
पापया:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental used adverbially)
Rootपाप
अमुयाwith that (woman/one)
अमुया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootअमु (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; hither (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
तुbut; indeed
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
शंसयproclaim/praise (for us)!
शंसय:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शंस् (शंसति)
गोषुamong cows; in cattle
गोषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगो
अश्वेषुamong horses
अश्वेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
शुभ्रिषुamong the bright/splendid (ones)
शुभ्रिषु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (as substantive)
Rootशुभ्रि
सहस्रेषुamong thousands
सहस्रेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
तुवीमघO bounteous one (rich in gifts)
तुवीमघ:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootतुवीमघ
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