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Rig Veda 1.155.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 155, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.155

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Aucathya
Devata: Indra–Viṣṇu (continuation of the dyad imagery with cosmological genealogy motifs)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

ता ईं वर्धन्ति मह्यस्य पौंस्यं नि मातरा नयति रेतसे भुजे । दधाति पुत्रोऽवरं परं पितुर्नाम तृतीयमधि रोचने दिवः ॥

tā īṃ vardhanti mahy asya paṃsyaṃ ni mātarā nayati retase bhuje | dadhāti putro 'varam paraṃ pitur nāma tṛtīyam adhi rocane divaḥ ||

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ताःthose (things/ones)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed, just
ईम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
वर्धन्तिthey increase, they strengthen
वर्धन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
अस्यof him/this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पौंस्यम्manly power, virility
पौंस्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य (नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक; पुंस्/पुमान्-सम्बन्धि)
निdown, into; (as preverb)
नि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
मातरौthe two mothers
मातरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नयतिhe leads, he brings
नयति:
TypeVerb
Rootनी
रेतसेfor seed, for semen
रेतसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भुजेin/on the arm (embrace)
भुजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भुज्’ = भुजा/भुज् ‘arm’, loc. sg.)
दधातिhe places, he sets
दधाति:
TypeVerb
Rootधा
पुत्रःthe son
पुत्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अवरम्the lower (place/region)
अवरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअवर (प्रातिपदिक)
परम्the further/higher (place/region)
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तृतीयम्the third
तृतीयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय (क्रमवाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over; (as preverb)
अधि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रोचनेin the shining realm, in the luminous space
रोचने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)

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