Rig Veda 7.102.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 102, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.102
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for this Parjanya cluster in RV 7)
Devata: Parjanya
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पर्जन्याय प्र गायत दिवस्पुत्राय मीळ्हुषे । स नो यवसमिच्छतु ॥
Transliteration
parjányāya prá gāyata divás putrā́ya mīḷhúṣe | sá no yávasaṃ icchatu ||
Translation
पर्जन्यासाठी गा—दिव्य पुत्र, उदार दाता, मीळ्हुष. तो आमच्यासाठी यवस्—चराई व पोषण—याची इच्छा करो.
Word by Word
पर्जन्यायto Parjanya (the rain-god)
पर्जन्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य
प्रforth; intensively
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
गायतsing (you all)!
गायत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगै (गायति)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (दिव्-)
पुत्रायto the son
पुत्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
मीळ्हुषेto the bountiful/generous one
मीळ्हुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootमीळ्हु
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
नःour; for us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
यवसम्pasture; fodder; grass
यवसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयवस
इच्छतुlet (him) desire/wish
इच्छतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छति)
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