Rig Veda 10.19.6 — Mandala 10, Sukta 19, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.19
Rishi: RV 10.19; verify anukramaṇī.
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh/Tristubh-short; verify.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ निवर्त नि वर्तय पुनर्न इन्द्र गा देहि । जीवाभिर्भुनजामहै ॥
Transliteration
ā́ nivarta ní vartaya púnar na índra gā́ dehi | jīvā́bhir bhunajāmahai ||
Translation
മടങ്ങിവരിക; അവയെ മടങ്ങിത്തിരിപ്പിക്ക. ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രാ, ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് വീണ്ടും ഗാവുകളെ—കിരണങ്ങളെ—നൽകുക. നമ്മുടെ ഉള്ളിലെ ജീവശക്തികളോടെ ഞങ്ങൾ അവയെ ആസ്വദിക്കട്ടെ.
Word by Word
आhither, back (preverb: ‘towards/again’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
निवर्तturn back! return!
निवर्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√वृत् (vṛt) / ni-vart (imperative stem)
निdown, back (preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग) / ni (preverb)
वर्तयcause (them) to turn back; bring back
वर्तय:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (vṛt) → causative √वर्तय् (vartay) with preverb नि- implied by context
पुनःagain, back
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (indecl.)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
गाःcows
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
देहिgive! grant!
देहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (dā) ‘to give’
जीवाभिःwith the living (ones); by living (means)
जीवाभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootजीव (adj. ‘living’) → जीवाभिः (instrumental plural)
भुनजामहैmay we partake/enjoy; may we share
भुनजामहै:
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TypeVerb
Root√भुज् (bhuj) ‘to enjoy/partake’
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