Rig Veda 1.30.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 30, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.30
Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa (traditional attribution for RV 1.30)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयमु ते समतसि कपोत इव गर्भधिम् । वचस्तच्चिन्न ओहसे ॥
Transliteration
ayámu te sámatasi kapótā iva garbhadhím | vácastác cinna ohase ||
Translation
आमचे हे (वचन) तुझ्याकडे येऊन, कपोत जसे आपल्या घरट्यात विसावतात तसे, तुझ्यात स्थिरावते; आणि त्याच वाणीला तू आमच्या वाढीस/उत्कर्षास पोसतोस.
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
अतसिyou go/come (approach)
अतसि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअत् (धातु; ‘to go/roam’), with उपसर्ग सम्
कपोतःa dove
कपोतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकपोत (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
गर्भधिम्the nest (womb-holder)
गर्भधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भधि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘womb/embryo-holder, nest’)
वचःspeech, word
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
नःof/for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ओहसेfor help/support
ओहसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootओहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, support, strength’)
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