Rig Veda 1.53.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 53, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.53

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditionally for RV 1.53)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

न्यू षु वाचं प्र महे भरामहे गिर इन्द्राय सदने विवस्वतः । नू चिद्धि रत्नं ससतामिवाविदन्न दुःष्टुतिर्द्रविणोदेषु शस्यते ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.53.1

Transliteration

nyù̄ ṣú vā́caṃ prá mahé bharāmahe gíra índrāya sádane vivásvataḥ | nū́ ciddhí rátnaṃ sasatā́m ivā́vidan ná duḥ-stutír dráviṇo-deṣú śasyate ||

Translation

Now indeed we bring forward a new speech for the Great One—songs for Indra in the seat of the Radiant. For even now the treasure is found, as by those who strive; no ill-praise is celebrated among the givers of plenitude.

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Word by Word

• नु: now, indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• सु: well, verily
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु

• वाचम्: speech, utterance
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक: वाच्-)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र

• महे: to the great (one)
• महे: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: मह्/महि (प्रातिपदिक: मह-)

• भरामहे: we bear/bring (forth)
• भरामहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ

• गिरः: songs, hymns
• गिरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक: गिर्-)

• इन्द्राय: for/to Indra
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: इन्द्र-)

• सदने: in the seat/dwelling
• सदने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक: सदन-)

• विवस्वतः: of Vivásvat (the shining one; Sun)
• विवस्वतः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: विवस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक: विवस्वत्-)

• नु: now, indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• रत्नम्: treasure, precious gift
• रत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक: रत्न-)

• ससताम्: of those who strive/seek
• ससताम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Verb (participle used as noun)
• Root: √सस् (Vedic: ‘to strive/seek, pursue’)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अविदत्: found, discovered
• अविदत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (to find/know)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• दुष्टुतिः: bad praise, ill-hymn
• दुष्टुतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्टुति (प्रातिपदिक: दुष्टुति-)

• द्रविणोदेषु: among the wealth-givers (epithet, esp. of gods)
• द्रविणोदेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: द्रविणोद (प्रातिपदिक: द्रविणोद-)

• शस्यते: is praised/recited
• शस्यते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस्