Rig Veda 1.29.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 29, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.29
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify per Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि ष्वापया मिथूदृशा सस्तामबुध्यमाने । आ तू न इन्द्र शंसय गोष्वश्वेषु शुभ्रिषु सहस्रेषु तुवीमघ ॥
Transliteration
ní ṣvā́paya mithūdŕ̥śā sastā́m ábudhyamāne | ā́ tú na indra śaṃsaya góṣv áśveṣu śubhríṣu sahásreṣu tuvīmagha ||
Translation
मिथूदृशा—वाकड्या दृष्टीचे ते दोघे (द्वय-विकृती) झोपव; ते अबुध्यमाने—अजागृतच राहोत. मग, हे इंद्रा, ये आणि आमची सत्य-स्तुती प्रभावी कर—गोष्वश्वेषु, उज्ज्वल सहस्र-समृद्धींमध्ये—हे तुवीमघ।
Word by Word
निdown; into; completely
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
स्वापयput to sleep; lull
स्वापय:
(verb)
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (svap) / causative stem स्वापय-
मिथूदृशाwith hostile/false gaze; with inimical look
मिथूदृशा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमिथूदृश् (prātipadika; ‘looking askance/hostile-eyed’, Vedic compound)
सस्ताम्the smitten/overpowered (ones)
सस्ताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसस्त (ppp of √सस्/√शस्? Vedic ‘to strike/kill’; lexicalized as ‘slain/overpowered’)
अबुध्यमानेin (their) not-awakening; while not waking
अबुध्यमाने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeParticiple
Root√बुध् (budh) with privative a-; present middle participle stem अबुध्यमान-
आhither; towards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
तुbut; indeed
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (particle)
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
( संबोधन )
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
शंसयproclaim; make renowned; commend
शंसय:
(verb)
TypeVerb
Root√शंस् (śaṃs) causative stem शंसय-
गोषुamong cows; in cattle
गोषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
अश्वेषुamong horses
अश्वेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (prātipadika)
शुभ्रिषुamong the bright/white (ones)
शुभ्रिषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootशुभ्रि (prātipadika; ‘bright/white (ones)’, Vedic)
सहस्रेषुamong thousands
सहस्रेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (prātipadika)
तुवीमघO bountiful one of great gifts
तुवीमघ:
( संबोधन )
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootतुवीमघ (prātipadika; epithet of Indra)
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