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Rig Veda 10.12.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 12, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.12

Devata: Agni (implicit) / the Gods collectively; imagery of go (cow/light) and ghṛta (clarified essence)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्वावृग्देवस्यामृतं यदी गोरतो जातासो धारयन्त उर्वी । विश्वे देवा अनु तत्ते यजुर्गुर्दुहे यदेनी दिव्यं घृतं वाः ॥

Transliteration

svā́vṛk devásyāmṛ́taṃ yadī́ góra tó jātā́so dhārayanta urvī́ | víśve devā́ ánu tát te yájur gur duhè yád enī́ divyáṃ ghṛtáṃ vā́ḥ ||

Translation

गायीच्या स्रोतापासून जन्मलेले, विशाल (उर्वी) ते जेव्हा देवाची अमृतता धारण करतात, तेव्हा सर्व देव तुमच्या त्या यजुस् (यज्ञ-वचन) मागे चालतात. ते जणू दोन उज्ज्वल (एनी) पासून दिव्य घृताचे दुहन करतात.

Word by Word
स्वाown, her/its own
स्वा:
Kartā (विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / स्वा (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
वृक्wolf
वृक्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृक (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतम्immortality; ambrosia
अमृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma (यद्-तद् सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईindeed; just
ई:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootई (निपात/अव्यय)
गोरतःfrom the cow-loving one / from one devoted to cows
गोरतः:
Apādāna (from/away from) / source
TypeCompound (Adj/Noun)
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
जातासःborn; those who were born
जातासः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adj/Noun)
Root√जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
धारयन्तेthey hold; they bear
धारयन्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धातु)
उर्वीthe broad earth; the wide (one)
उर्वी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā (विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter; following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Demonstrative
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you; of you
ते:
Sampradāna/Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यजुःsacrificial formula (yajus)
यजुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गुःthey uttered; they sang
गुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√गु (धातु; वेदिक-रूप)
दुहेit yields; it is milked
दुहे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√दुह् (धातु)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma/Subject (relative)
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनीthe doe; the swift one (metaphorically)
एनी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootएनी (प्रातिपदिक)
दिव्यम्heavenly; divine
दिव्यम्:
Karma (विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतम्ghee; clarified butter
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
वाःfor you (plural)
वाः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootवस्/वः (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक, 2nd person enclitic)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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