Rig Veda 10.29.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 29, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.29
- Devata
- Indra
- Chandas
- Trishtubh
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism) and Shanta (peace)
आ मध्वो अस्मा असिचन्नमत्रमिन्द्राय पूर्णं स हि सत्यराधाः । स वावृधे वरिमन्ना पृथिव्या अभि क्रत्वा नर्यः पौंस्यैश्च ॥
ā́ mádhvo asmā asicánn ámatram indrā́ya pū́rṇaṃ sá hí satyárādhāḥ | sá vāvṛdhe várimann ā́ pṛthivyā́ abhí kratvā́ náryaḥ paúṃsyaiś ca ||
Wylali dla niego miodową rozkosz, pełną miarę dla Indry, bo on jest tym, którego osiągnięcia są prawdziwe. Rozrósł się w szerokość aż do Ziemi, przez swą wolę działania, przez swoje męskie moce i męskie energie: wewnętrzna istota rozszerza się, gdy moc Prawdy jest karmiona słodką istotą.
Word by Word
- आ
- towards; hither; inIndeclinableउपसर्ग/निपातRoot आ (उपसर्ग) अथवा आ (अव्यय)
- मध्वः
- of honey; of sweetnessNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (वैदिक), षष्ठी एकवचनRole अपादान/सम्बन्ध (स्रोत/सम्बन्ध)Root मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
- अस्मै
- to himPronounचतुर्थी एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- असिचन्
- they pouredVerbलुङ् (अorist), परस्मैपद, 3 पुरुष, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot सिच् (सिञ्चति)
- अमत्रम्
- mighty; vigorous; unmeasured (epithet)Adjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (विशेषण)Role कर्म (विशेष्य-इन्द्र)Root अमत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- इन्द्राय
- for IndraNounपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- पूर्णम्
- fullAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (कर्म-विशेषण)Role कर्मRoot पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; √पॄ/पॢ ‘to fill’ से)
- सः
- hePronounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- हि
- for; indeedIndeclinableअव्ययRoot हि (निपात)
- सत्यराधाः
- of true bounty; truly beneficentAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्राय)Role कर्तृ-विशेषणRoot सत्य-राधस् (समास; राधस् ‘दान/उपकार/अनुग्रह’)
- सः
- hePronounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot तद्
- वावृधे
- has grown; has increasedVerbलिट् (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट), आत्मनेपद, 3 पुरुष, एकवचनRole क्रियाRoot वृध् (वर्धते)
- वरिमन्
- in breadth; in extentNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोग: ‘in extent’)Role कर्म/अधिकरण (परिमाण-निर्देश)Root वरिमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विस्तार/परिमाण’)
- आ
- up to; as far asIndeclinableउपसर्गRoot आ (उपसर्ग)
- पृथिव्याः
- of the earthNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचनRole सम्बन्धRoot पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
- अभि
- towards; against; overIndeclinableउपसर्गRoot अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
- क्रत्वा
- by (his) resolve; by power of willNounपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचनRole करणRoot क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
- नर्यः
- manly; heroicAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (इन्द्र-विशेषण)Role कर्तृ-विशेषणRoot नर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नर-सम्बन्धी/वीर्ययुक्त’)
- पौंस्यैः
- with manly powers; with virilitiesNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचनRole करणRoot पौंस्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पुंस्त्व/वीर्य’)
- च
- andIndeclinableअव्ययRoot च (निपात)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (वैदिक-सन्धि-निरसन): मध्वो॑ → मध्वः (उ-ओ/विसर्ग-प्रयोग; पदान्त ‘-o’ का पदपाठ में ‘-ः’), अस्मा → अस्मै (चतुर्थी एकवचन; संहितापाठ में दीर्घ/स्वर-समायोजन), असिच॒न्नम॑त्र॒मिन्द्रा॑य → असिचन् अमत्रम् इन्द्राय (न् + अ = न् अ; पदसीमा), स वा॑वृधे॒ → सः वावृधे (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि), वरि॑म॒न्ना पृ॑थि॒व्या → वरिमन् आ पृथिव्याः (न् + आ; तथा ‘पृथिव्या’ = षष्ठी एकवचन ‘पृथिव्याः’), क्रत्वा॒ नर्य॒: → क्रत्वा नर्यः (विसर्ग-चिह्न), पौंस्यै॑श्च → पौंस्यैः च (विसर्ग + च)। उच्चारण-स्वर (उदात्त/स्वरित/अनुदात्त) संहितापाठ के चिह्नानुसार हैं
- पदच्छेद में मूल पद-रूप रखे गए हैं।
The meaning
Outer meaning
They have poured for him honeyed sweetness, a full measure for Indra, for his attainments are true. He has grown in wideness up to the Earth by his will and by his manly powers and energies.
Inner meaning
The seekers pour ‘madhu’—the sweetness of Soma-delight—into Indra, i.e., they offer purified joy and essence to the illumined mind. ‘Full measure’ (pūrṇa amatram) indicates completeness: not a partial aspiration but an integral offering. Because Indra is ‘satyarādhāḥ’ (true in accomplishment), the response is sure: illumination expands the being in wideness (variman). This wideness reaches ‘to the Earth’—it permeates the embodied nature, not remaining a lofty experience only. The expansion occurs ‘by will’ (kratvā): purposeful tapas and directed action; and by ‘naryaḥ pauṃsyaiś ca’: courageous soul-force and effective vital energies transmuted into instruments of the Light.
Universal truth
When delight is offered in completeness and sincerity, true illumination inevitably widens consciousness and descends into embodied life. Spiritual growth is verified by wideness and effective power, not merely by inner emotion.
Themes
offering and growth, truth-based boons, expansion of being
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 10.29.5, Rig Veda 10.29.6, Rig Veda 10.29.8
Family tradition
Indra–Soma psychology: the offering of delight as fuel for illumination is a recurring Vedic yoga motif, here expressed in late-maṇḍala diction.
Significance
A compact statement of the law of exchange: offer ānanda fully, and illumination widens the whole nature down to earth-consciousness.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra
- Epithets
- satyarādhāḥ (true-accomplished)
- Related deities
- Soma, Agni, Dyāvā-Pṛthivī
Cosmic role
Receiver of Soma who expands the worlds; makes wideness victorious over limitation.
Inner power
Truth-illumination that grows by being fed with delight; power to widen and embody realization.
In ritual
Where it is used
Indra Soma libation (pūrṇa offering)
आ मध्वो॑ अस्मा असिच॒न्नम॑त्र॒मिन्द्रा॑य पू॒र्णं स हि स॒त्यरा॑धाः । स वा॑वृधे॒ वरि॑म॒न्ना पृ॑थि॒व्या अ॒भि क्रत्वा॒ नर्य॒: पौंस्यै॑श्च ॥
आ । मध्वः॑ । अ॒स्मै॒ । अ॒सि॒च॒न् । अम॑त्रम् । इन्द्रा॑य । पू॒र्णम् । सः । हि । स॒त्यऽरा॑धाः । सः । व॒वृ॒धे॒ । वरि॑मन् । आ । पृ॒थि॒व्याः । अ॒भि । क्रत्वा॑ । नर्यः॑ । पौंस्यैः॑ । च॒ ॥
ā | madhvaḥ | asmai | asican | amatram | indrāya | pūrṇam | saḥ | hi | satya-rādhāḥ | saḥ | vavṛdhe | variman | ā | pṛthivyāḥ | abhi | kratvā | naryaḥ | paiṃsyaiḥ | ca
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4 × ~11 syllables; strong concluding cadence on pāda 4 fitting ‘expansion/power’.
Full-bodied and enlarging; the line endings feel like ‘opening out’.
Elicits a felt sense of wideness in chest and breath; energizes will while keeping it aligned to truth.
- मध्वः (madhvaḥ)
- Literal: honey/sweetness. Symbolic: bliss-essence (ānanda) offered to the higher mind
- अमत्रम् (amatram)
- Literal: full measure, unmeasured/immeasurable (contextual). Symbolic: integral offering; abundance beyond smallness
- पूर्णम् (pūrṇam)
- Literal: full, complete. Symbolic: wholeness in consecration
- सत्यराधाः (satyarādhāḥ)
- Literal: true in success/attainment. Symbolic: Truth-power that accomplishes reliably
- वरिमन् (variman)
- Literal: wideness, breadth. Symbolic: vast consciousness; liberation from constriction
- क्रत्वा (kratvā)
- Literal: by will, intention, power of action. Symbolic: tapas-driven effective will
- नर्यः (naryaḥ)
- Literal: manly, heroic. Symbolic: courage of the soul; strength of aspiration
- पौंस्यैः (pauṃsyaiḥ)
- Literal: virilities, powers. Symbolic: transformed vital energies serving the Light
Soma offering/pouring (ā sic-) to Indra; Soma rite context.
At Soma pressing/offerings; hymns of Indra’s increase and strength.
Pouring (āsic-) of Soma; recitation to invite Indra’s strengthening and widening.
Chant after cultivating a pure joy (gratitude, devotion). Then consciously ‘pour’ it into action: one decisive step aligned with truth (kratvā).
ā-√sic ‘pour’ is the offering act; madhu is delight/essence; satya-rādhāḥ: rādhah as ‘attainment/boon’ grounded in satya (truth). √vṛdh ‘grow’ expresses expansion of consciousness. variman ‘wideness’ is a key Vedic inner attainment (bṛhat/uru). kratu is decisive intelligent will (not mere ‘sacrifice’).
satya-rādhah (true attainment), variman (wideness) as spiritual expansion, kratu as intelligent will-force
Wideness that reaches Earth implies R̥ta’s fulfillment in embodied order, not only in inner heights.
Satyarādhāḥ: truth is inherently effective; illumination is not a mere idea but an accomplishing power.
Expansion of ‘worlds’ through Indra’s increase; wideness as a creative principle.
Vedic integralism (realization must descend and widen the embodied being).
Honey = ānanda; pouring = consecration; earth = physical/vital embodiment receiving wideness.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The feeding of Indra with madhu leading to cosmic expansion: by receiving the sweet essence, Indra grows in variman (wideness) down to Earth—symbolizing the descent of expansive truth-force into the whole foundation of the being.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √sic ‘pour’ belongs to an old IE action vocabulary of libation and flow. √vṛdh ‘grow’ has IE parallels (cf. English ‘worth’ is different; but growth roots are archaic; Vedic vṛdh is Indo-Iranian continuity). The semantic field of *swe(d)- (sweet) resonates with madhu as an archaic ‘honey’ term (cf. English mead, from *medhu-).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi-community pours a full, honeyed offering; Indra reciprocates by true attainments (satya-rādhah) and by widening the field of force through kratu and heroic energies—an inner enlargement granted to those aligned with truth.
Offer a gathered sweetness of heart upward to the illumined mind; then feel wideness spreading through the whole body down to the feet.
Anāhata (sweetness) expanding to Viśuddha (truth-expression) and grounding into Mūlādhāra (earth)
Inhale imagining ‘madhu’ rising to the brow; exhale spreading ‘variman’ through the body. Chant on the exhale for 6–12 cycles.
Ānanda-supported illumination; expansive embodiment.
If power becomes aggressive, return to ‘satyarādhāḥ’: act only from what feels inwardly true and clean; let sweetness precede strength.
Keep udātta prominence on madhvó, indrā́ya, pūrṇám, satyarádhāḥ, vāvṛ́dhe; allow svarita glide after peaks for a ‘widening’ feel.
Slightly lengthen ‘pūrṇaṃ’ and ‘variman’ to embody fullness and wideness; clear caesura at |.
(madhvo): ‘dhv’ cluster—soft ‘dh’ then ‘v’, (asican): ‘c’ as ‘ch’ (palatal), light nasal ending, (satyarādhāḥ): keep ‘ty’ crisp; long ā in rā, (vāvṛdhe): long ā; retroflex ṛ, (pṛthivyāḥ): retroflex ṛ; ‘th’ aspirated
Full, resonant, widening; let the sound ‘open’ in the chest.
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