Rig Veda 1.81.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 81, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.81
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditionally)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मदेमदे हि नो ददिर्यूथा गवामृजुक्रतुः । सं गृभाय पुरू शतोभयाहस्त्या वसु शिशीहि राय आ भर ॥
Transliteration
made-made hi no dadiḥ yūthā gavām ṛju-kratuḥ | saṃ gṛbhāya purū śatobhayāhastyā vasu śiśīhi rāya ā bhara ||
Translation
Em êxtase após êxtase nos deste os rebanhos dos raios, ó tu de vontade reta e eficaz. Reúne com ambas as mãos as muitas centenas de tesouros; afia-os para nossa posse e traz a plenitude do ser.
Word by Word
मदे-मदेin every exhilaration/at each drinking bout
मदे-मदे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक) / मद् (धातु ‘to be exhilarated’)
हिindeed/for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
नःof us/our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ददिःthe giver
ददिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agent) / epithet
Rootदा (धातु ‘to give’) → दद् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार) + इः
यूथाherds/troops
यूथा:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋजु-क्रतुःhe whose resolve is straight/right-minded
ऋजु-क्रतुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण) / सम्बोधन-प्राय
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi) / epithet
Rootऋजु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together/fully
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गृभायgrasp! seize!
गृभाय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्/गृभ् (धातु ‘to seize, grasp’)
पुरूmany/much
पुरू:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
शतोभयtwo-sided in hundreds / with hundreds on both sides
शतोभय:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक) + उभय (प्रातिपदिक)
हस्त्याwith (your) hand
हस्त्या:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहस्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक) → हस्त्य (वेद. रूप) / हस्ति
वसुwealth/good
वसु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
शिशीहिmake ready/prepare!
शिशीहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशिश्/शिशी (धातु ‘to sharpen, whet, make ready’)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)
आtowards/hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring!
भर:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु ‘to bear, bring’)
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