Rig Veda 10.31.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 31, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.31

Rishi: Kavaṣa Ailūṣa (traditional attribution for RV 10.31; uncertain across recensions)

Devata: Enigmatic cosmogonic powers; dawn-illumination and plenitude (often read with the Angiras/illuminer motif rather than a single named deity)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical of RV 10 speculative hymns)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इयं सा भूया उषसामिव क्षा यद्ध क्षुमन्तः शवसा समायन् । अस्य स्तुतिं जरितुर्भिक्षमाणा आ नः शग्मास उप यन्तु वाजाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.31.5

Transliteration

iyáṃ sā bhū́yā uṣásām iva kṣā́ yád dha kṣú-mantaḥ śávasā sam-ā́yan | asyá stutíṃ jaritúr bhíkṣamāṇā ā́ naḥ śagmā́sa úpa yantu vā́jāḥ ||

Translation

Niech to stanie się owym szerokim polem światła jak Jutrzenki, gdy świetliste moce swą siłą się gromadzą. Szukając chwały śpiewaka, niech silne i dobroczynne moce pełni do nas się zbliżą ze swą wadżą, pełnią zwycięskiej energii.

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• इयम्: this (she/this one)
• इयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सा: that (she)
• सा: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• भूयाः: may I be / may it be (for me)
• भूयाः: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूयास् (आशीर्लिङ्/विधिलिङ् रूप)

• उषसाम्: of the dawns
• उषसाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• क्षाः: the earth / the ground
• क्षाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘earth/ground’, वैदिक) अथवा क्षा- (स्त्री)

• यत्: which, that which
• यत्: (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ह: indeed, surely
• ह: (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• क्षुमन्तः: rich in nourishment/strength
• क्षुमन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘abounding in food/strength’)

• शवसा: by (their) might
• शवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘might, power’)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: (क्रिया-विशेषक)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: सम्

• आयन्: they came / went toward
• आयन्: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु ‘to go’) + आ (उपसर्ग) → आ-यन्

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)

• जरितुः: of the singer/praiser
• जरितुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘singer, praiser’)

• भिक्षमाणा: begging, seeking
• भिक्षमाणा: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: भिक्ष् (धातु ‘to beg’) → भिक्षमाण (वर्त. कृदन्त)

• आ: hither, toward
• आ: (आह्वान/आगमन)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शग्मासः: beneficent, helpful
• शग्मासः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शग्म (प्रातिपदिक; ‘helpful, beneficent, strong’)

• उप: near, unto
• उप: (क्रिया-विशेषक)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: उप

• यन्तु: let them come
• यन्तु: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु ‘to go’)

• वाजाः: prizes/boons, gains
• वाजाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘prize, booty; strength; food’)