Rig Veda 1.30.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 30, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.30
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (often for RV 1.30; verify per Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely; three pādas with shorter cadence—verify exact syllable counts)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ व इन्द्रं क्रिविं यथा वाजयन्तः शतक्रतुम् । मंहिष्ठं सिञ्च इन्दुभिः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ va indrám kríviṃ yáthā vājáyantaḥ śatákratum | maṃhíṣṭhaṃ siñca índubhiḥ ||
Translation
Datanglah kepada Indra—dekatkanlah Dia seperti kaum Krivi mendekatkan-Nya—sambil meninggikan Śatakratu, Tuhan seratus daya-kerja. Curahkan titisan Soma (Indu) kepada Yang paling pemurah, agar kuasa kemenangan terjaga dalam diri kami.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (invocation)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive/relational)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म (object of the implied ‘call/bring’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रिविम्the ‘krivi’ one (epithet of Indra; exact sense uncertain/archaic)
क्रिविम्:
कर्म (as qualifier of the object ‘Indra’)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रिवि (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेषण)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (निपात)
वाजयन्तःurging on, making (him) win, strengthening for the prize
वाजयन्तः:
कर्तृ (the ones doing the action; addressed singers/priests)
TypeVerb-derived participle
Rootवाजय् (धातु; denominative/causative sense ‘to make win/strengthen for prize’)
शतक्रतुम्the hundred-powered (Indra)
शतक्रतुम्:
कर्म (as qualifier of the object ‘Indra’)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootशत-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि ‘having a hundred powers/acts’)
मंहिष्ठम्most bountiful
मंहिष्ठम्:
कर्म (as qualifier of the object ‘Indra’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमंहिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; मंह्/मंहस् ‘bounty, generosity’ + इष्ठ superlative)
सिञ्चpour! sprinkle!
सिञ्च:
क्रिया (मुख्य विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootसिच् (धातु)
इन्दुभिःwith soma-drops
इन्दुभिः:
करण (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
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