Rig Veda 2.32.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 32, Mantra 4

Sukta 2.32

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional attribution for Mandala 2)

Devata: Rākā (with lunar/plenitude associations; feminine power of fullness and formation)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 2.32; verse appears in triṣṭubh cadence)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

राकामहं सुहवां सुष्टुती हुवे शृणोतु नः सुभगा बोधतु त्मना । सीव्यत्वपः सूच्याच्छिद्यमानया ददातु वीरं शतदायमुक्थ्यम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.32.4

Transliteration

rākām aháṃ su-hávāṃ suṣṭutī huve śṛṇótu naḥ su-bhágā bódhatu tmanā | sī́vyatv ápaḥ sū́cyā́c-chídyamānayā dádātu vīráṃ śatá-dāyam ukthyàm ||

Translation

Wzywam Rākā pięknym wezwaniem i słuszną chwałą. Niech łaskawa Moc nas usłyszy; niech przebudzi się we własnej samoświadomości. Niech zespoli strumienie razem niełamliwą igłą i niech da nam bohaterską siłę, bogatą w sto darów, godną wyśpiewanego hymnu.

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Word by Word

• राकाम्: Rākā (the goddess), (as) the one invoked
• राकाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: राका- (प्रातिपदिक; देवी-नाम)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)

• सुहवाम्: easy to invoke, readily callable
• सुहवाम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + √ह्वा (ह्वयति) → सुहवा- (विशेषण)

• सुष्टुती: with good praise (a fine hymn)
• सुष्टुती: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु- + √स्तु (स्तौति) → सुष्टुति- (स्तुतिः)

• हुवे: I invoke/call
• हुवे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (ह्वयति)

• शृणोतु: let (her) hear
• शृणोतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (शृणोति)

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

• सुभगा: fortunate, gracious
• सुभगा: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + भग- → सुभग- (विशेषण)

• बोधतु: let (her) awaken/be aware
• बोधतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बुध् (बोधति)

• त्मना: by herself, of her own accord
• त्मना: करण
• Type: Noun (instrumental adverbial)
• Root: त्मन्- (आत्मन्-सम; ‘स्वयम्/स्वेन’)

• सीव्यतु: let (her) sew/stitch
• सीव्यतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सिव्/√स्यिव् (सीव्यति ‘to sew’)

• अपः: waters
• अपः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्- (स्त्री; ‘water’)

• सूच्या: with a needle
• सूच्या: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूची- (स्त्री; ‘needle’)

• च्छिद्यमानया: with (the needle) that is piercing/cutting
• च्छिद्यमानया: करण
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √छिद् (छिनत्ति) → छिद्यमान- (कृदन्त, वर्तमान-कर्तरि/कर्मणि) + -या

• ददातु: let (her) give
• ददातु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (ददाति)

• वीरम्: a hero/son
• वीरम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर- (प्रातिपदिक)

• शतदायम्: bringing a hundredfold gift, of hundredfold bounty
• शतदायम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत- + दाय- (दाय ‘gift/share’) → शतदाय- (विशेषण)

• उक्थ्यम्: worthy of praise (fit to be celebrated in hymns)
• उक्थ्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्थ्य- (उक्थ ‘hymn’ से; ‘praiseworthy/fit for hymn’)