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Rig Veda 1.51.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 51, Mantra 12

Sukta 1.51

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for RV 1.51 in many Anukramaṇī lists)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

आ स्मा रथं वृषपाणेषु तिष्ठसि शार्यातस्य प्रभृता येषु मन्दसे । इन्द्र यथा सुतसोमेषु चाकनोऽनर्वाणं श्लोकमा रोहसे दिवि ॥

ā smā́ ráthaṃ vṛṣapā́ṇeṣu tiṣṭhasi śāryā́tasya prá-bhṛtā́ yéṣu mándase | índra yáthā sutásomeṣu cā́kano ’narvā́ṇaṃ ślókam ā́ róhase diví ||

ഹേ വൃഷപാണി (ബലവാനായ ഭുജങ്ങളുള്ളവനേ) ഇന്ദ്രാ! ശാര്യാതന്റെ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന അർപ്പണങ്ങളിലായി—അവയിൽ നീ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നിടത്ത്—നീ രഥത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രാ! പിഴിഞ്ഞ സോമപാനങ്ങളിൽ നീ സന്തോഷിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, അതുപോലെ തന്നെ മനസ്സിന്റെ ദിവിയിൽ അഖണ്ഡ ശ്ലോകം (സ്തുതിവാണി)മേൽ നീ आरोഹിക്കുന്നു.

towards, up, hither
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
स्मindeed, just
स्म:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (निपात)
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषपाणेषुamong the strong-handed (men/companions)
वृषपाणेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषपाणि (प्रातिपदिक; वृष + पाणि)
तिष्ठसिyou stand
तिष्ठसि:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
शार्यातस्यof Śaryāta (Śaryāta’s)
शार्यातस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (Proper/Patronymic)
Rootशार्यात (प्रातिपदिक; शर्यात-सम्बन्धि)
प्रभृताःbrought forth, offered
प्रभृताः:
Kartā (of ‘मन्दसे’ in relative clause)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootप्र-भृ (धातु) → प्रभृत (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/कृत)
येषुin which (among which)
येषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
मन्दसेyou rejoice / are exhilarated
मन्दसे:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द् (धातु; ‘to rejoice, be exhilarated’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (निपात)
सुतसोमेषुamong the pressed Soma (draughts/offerings)
सुतसोमेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुतसोम (प्रातिपदिक; सुत + सोम)
चाकनःdelighting, eager, well-pleased
चाकनः:
Kartā (of ‘आरोहसे’)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootचक् (धातु; desiderative/intensive sense in RV) → चाकन (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
अनर्वाणम्unfailing, unwearied
अनर्वाणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक; a-narvāṇa)
श्लोकम्fame, hymn of praise
श्लोकम्:
Karma (apposition to अनर्वाणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootश्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
up, onto
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
रोहसेyou mount, you ascend
रोहसे:
TypeVerb
Rootरुह् (धातु)
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)

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