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Rig Veda 10.138.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 138, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.138

Devata: Indra (with solar/ṛta illumination motifs)

अवासृजः प्रस्वः श्वञ्चयो गिरीनुदाज उस्रा अपिबो मधु प्रियम् । अवर्धयो वनिनो अस्य दंससा शुशोच सूर्य ऋतजातया गिरा ॥

ávāsṛjaḥ prásvaḥ śvañcáyo girī́n udā́j usrā́ ápibo mádhu priyám | ávardhayo vaníno asya daṃsásā śuśóca sū́rya ṛtájātayā girā́ ||

तू अग्रगामी वेगाचा प्रवाह सोडला; पर्वतांना वर ढकलून उंच केले; तेजस्वी प्रकाशांना/उषांना प्रिय मधु पाजले. तुझ्या कर्मांच्या प्रभावी सामर्थ्याने तू त्याची विजयी शक्ती वाढवलीस; ऋतापासून जन्मलेल्या वाणीने सूर्य प्रज्वलित झाला.

अवा॑सृजःyou released / let loose (down)
अवा॑सृजः:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव + सृज्
प्र॒स्वःthe offspring / calf (young one)
प्र॒स्वः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रस्व (प्र + √सू) / प्रस्व-
श्व॒ञ्चयःthe swift ones / coursers (a troop)
श्व॒ञ्चयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्वञ्चय-
गि॒रीन्mountains
गि॒रीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि-
उदाजःyou drove up/out; you impelled
उदाजः:
Kriyā (सहक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + आज्
उ॒स्राःthe ruddy cows (dawns/cows)
उ॒स्राः:
Kartā (अन्वय/सहभागी)
TypeNoun
Rootउस्र-
अपिबःyou drank
अपिबः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिब्)
मधुhoney; sweet drink (mead/soma)
मधु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधु-
प्रि॒यम्dear, beloved
प्रि॒यम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (of Karma)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय-
अवर्धयःyou increased; you made grow
अवर्धयः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअव + √वृध्
व॒निनःthe woods/forests; (also) the wooded ones
व॒निनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवनिन्-
अस्यof him/this (of that one)
अस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (अस्- pronominal stem)
दंससाby (his/your) wondrous power/deed
दंससा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदंसस्-
शु॒शोचshone; blazed
शु॒शोच:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√शुच्
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
ऋ॒तजा॑तयाwith a truth-born / order-born
ऋ॒तजा॑तया:
Karaṇa (with गिरा)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत-जात- (compound: ऋत + जात)
गि॒राby/with (a) song, hymn
गि॒रा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्-

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