Rig Veda 3.31.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 31, Mantra 9

Sukta 3.31

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)

Devata: Indra/Angirasa collective action (immortality-path through ṛta; associated with seer-band)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नि गव्यता मनसा सेदुरर्कैः कृण्वानासो अमृतत्वाय गातुम् । इदं चिन्नु सदनं भूर्येषां येन मासाँ असिषासन्नृतेन ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.31.9

Transliteration

ní gavyatā́ mánasā sedur arkáiḥ kṛṇvānā́so amṛtatvā́ya gātúm | idáṃ cin nu sádanaṃ bhū́ry eṣāṃ yéna mā́sām̐ ásiṣāsan ṛténa ||

Translation

С умом, устремлённым к светлым стадам, они уселись с гимнами, прокладывая путь к бессмертию. И это само стало для них обширным жилищем — той силой, которой они овладели месяцами через Ṛta.

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Word by Word

• नि: down; in; forth (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि

• गव्यता: by/with desire for cattle; for cattle (cattle-seekingly)
• गव्यता: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun (abstract) / Adverbial instrumental
• Root: गव्यत् (गव्य + त) / गव्य (गो-सम्बन्धिन्)

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्

• सेदुः: they sat down; they took their seat
• सेदुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्

• अर्कैः: with hymns/songs of praise
• अर्कैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क

• कृण्वानासः: doing; making; performing
• कृण्वानासः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: कृ (कृणुते) / कृ

• अमृतत्वाय: for immortality
• अमृतत्वाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतत्व

• गातुम्: a path; a going; a way
• गातुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गातु

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Kartā (of implied ‘is/exists’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• चित्: indeed; even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• सदनम्: seat; dwelling; abode
• सदनम्: Kartā (predicate-noun with ‘इदम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन

• भूरि: much; abundant
• भूरि: —
• Type: Adjective (indeclinable-like) / Quantifier
• Root: भूरि

• एषाम्: of these; of them
• एषाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद्

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास

• असिषासन्: they sought to rule/command; they desired to ordain
• असिषासन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (with desiderative सि-षास-)

• ऋतेन: by ṛta (cosmic order/truth); with right order
• ऋतेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत