Rig Veda 1.164.28: Mandala 1, Sukta 164, Mantra 28

Sukta 1.164

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya

Devata: Symbolic Cow (Aghnyā/illumination) and Gharma (tapas-heat)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

गौरमीमेदनु वत्सं मिषन्तं मूर्धानं हिङ्ङकृणोन्मातवा उ । सृक्वाणं घर्ममभि वावशाना मिमाति मायुं पयते पयोभिः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.164.28

Transliteration

gaúr amīmet ánu vatsáṃ míṣantaṃ mūrdhā́naṃ híṅ akṛṇon mātávā u | sṛ́kvāṇaṃ gharmám abhí vāvaśānā́ mimāti māyúṃ páyate páyobhiḥ ||

Translation

Sang Lembu menakar, mengikuti anaknya yang berkelip; pada kepala ia melantunkan bunyi “hiṅ”, benar seperti seorang ibu. Merindu pada panas suci yang menyala, ia menakar seruannya; ia mengembang dan mengalir dengan sari-sari susunya.

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Word by Word

• गौरम्: the cow (as object)
• गौरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक ‘गौ-’)

• ईमे: has gone / went (perfect)
• ईमे: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• इद्: indeed, just
• इद्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इद् (निपात)

• अनु: after, along
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वत्सम्: the calf
• वत्सम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)

• मिषन्तम्: moving, stirring
• मिषन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिष् (धातु) → मिषन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• मूर्धानम्: the head
• मूर्धानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हिङ्ङ्: ‘hiṅ’ (lowing sound)
• हिङ्ङ्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हिङ् (निपात/अनुकरण-शब्द)

• अकृणोत्: made, produced
• अकृणोत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• मातवा: motherly, like a mother
• मातवा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातृवत्/मातृवन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘motherly/like a mother’)

• उ: and/indeed
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• सृक्वाणम्: the lipped/jawed one (or: the lip/jaw)
• सृक्वाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृक्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘lip/jaw’), अथवा सृक्वाण (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• घर्मम्: hot drink; gharma-offering
• घर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वावशाना: eager, yearning
• वावशाना: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश् (धातु) → वावशान (लिट् कृदन्त/परिप्रयोग; ‘desiring/longing’)

• मिमाति: measures
• मिमाति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (धातु ‘माने/मितौ’ → ‘to measure’)

• मायुम्: a bellow/cry (lowing)
• मायुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मायु (प्रातिपदिक)

• पयते: drinks
• पयते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु ‘पाने’ → ‘to drink’)

• पयःभिः: with milks; with milk-streams
• पयःभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)