Rig Veda 3.53.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.53
Rishi: Viśvāmitra (Kauśika)
Devata: Angirases / divine seer-powers (with Indra contextually present in the hymn)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमे भोजा अङ्गिरसो विरूपा दिवस्पुत्रासो असुरस्य वीराः । विश्वामित्राय ददतो मघानि सहस्रसावे प्र तिरन्त आयुः ॥
Transliteration
imé bhojā́ aṅgíraso virū́pā divás putrā́so ásurasya vīrā́ḥ | viśvā́mitrāya dádatō maghā́ni sahasra-sā́ve prá tirante ā́yuḥ ||
Translation
हे उपकारी अङ्गिरस—अनेक रूपांचे, तेजस्वी द्यौःचे पुत्र, असुर (प्रभू) याचे वीर—विश्वामित्राला समृद्धीची दाने देत, सहस्र-सावांमध्ये (हजारो प्रवाहांत) आयु-प्राण पुढे विस्तारतात।
Word by Word
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भोजाःbountiful ones / patrons
भोजाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभोज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भोज’ = दाता/समृद्ध)
अङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgirases
अङ्गिरसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (ऋषि-नाम प्रातिपदिक)
विरूपाःof diverse forms
विरूपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौस्)
पुत्रासःsons
पुत्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरस्यof Asura
असुरस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
वीराःheroes
वीराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वामित्रायto Viśvāmitra
विश्वामित्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
ददतः(of/while) giving
ददतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootदा (धातु) → ददत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
मघानिgifts / bounties
मघानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमघ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दान/समृद्धि/उपहार’)
सहस्रसावेat the thousandfold pressing/impulsion (rite)
सहस्रसावे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसहस्र-साव (समास; साव = सवन/प्रसव/उत्सव/प्रेरण)
प्रforth / forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तिरन्तेthey cross over / overcome
तिरन्ते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ/तॄ॑ (धातु ‘to cross/overcome’) → तिरन्ते
आयुःlife-span
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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