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Rig Veda 1.130.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 130, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.130

Rishi: Angiras tradition (implied by aṅgiras-tamaḥ in the verse; exact hymn attribution not asserted here)
Devata: Indra

अविन्दद्दिवो निहितं गुहा निधिं वेर्न गर्भं परिवीतमश्मन्यनन्ते अन्तरश्मनि । व्रजं वज्री गवामिव सिषासन्नङ्गिरस्तमः । अपावृणोदिष इन्द्रः परीवृता द्वार इषः परीवृताः ॥

ávindad divó níhitaṁ gúhā nidhíṁ vér ná gárbhaṁ párivītam áśmany anánté antár áśmani | vrajáṁ vajrī́ gávām iva síṣāsann áṅgiras-tamáḥ | ápāvṛṇod íṣa índráḥ párīvṛtā dvā́ra íṣaḥ párīvṛtāḥ ||

अविन्दद्दिवो निहितं गुहा निधिं वेर्न गर्भं परिवीतमश्मन्यनन्ते अन्तरश्मनि। व्रजं वज्री गवामिव सिषासन्नङ्गिरस्तमः। अपावृणोदिष इन्द्रः परीवृता द्वार इषः परीवृताः॥

अविन्दत्(he) found
अविन्दत्:
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (vindati ‘to find’)
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (prātipadika: दिव्/द्यौः)
निहितम्hidden, deposited
निहितम्:
कर्म (qualifier of object)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootनि-√धा (kṛdanta: निहित)
गुहाin the cave
गुहा:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा (prātipadika)
निधिम्treasure, store
निधिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनिधि (prātipadika)
वेःof the bird (Vala/aviary imagery)
वेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवि (prātipadika: वे/वि ‘bird’ in RV usage)
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
गर्भम्embryo; inner core
गर्भम्:
कर्म (apposition to निधिम्)
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (prātipadika)
परिवीतम्wrapped around, enclosed
परिवीतम्:
कर्म (qualifier)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपरि-√वे (kṛdanta: परिवीत)
अश्मनिin/within the stone
अश्मनि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् (prātipadika)
अनन्तेendless, boundless
अनन्ते:
अधिकरण (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्त (prātipadika)
अन्तःwithin
अन्तः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः
अश्मनिin the stone
अश्मनि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन्
व्रजम्enclosure, pen (cattle-pen)
व्रजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (prātipadika)
वज्रीthe wielder of the vajra (Indra)
वज्री:
कर्ता
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (prātipadika)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
इवlike
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सिषासन्wishing to break/open; desiring to set free
सिषासन्:
कर्ता (agreeing with वज्री)
TypeVerb (desiderative participle)
Root√शास् (desiderative: सिषास-)
अङ्गिरस्तमःthe most Angiras-like (chief Angiras)
अङ्गिरस्तमः:
कर्ता (apposition to वज्री)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootअङ्गिरस् + तमप् (superlative)
अपावृणोत्(he) opened, uncovered
अपावृणोत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअप-√वृ (to uncover/open)
इषःnourishments, refreshments
इषः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (prātipadika: इष् ‘refreshment, food, strength’)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
परीवृताःenclosed, shut
परीवृताः:
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपरि-√वृ (kṛdanta: परीवृत)
द्वारःdoors
द्वारः:
कर्ता/अधिकरण (subject of being shut)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वार/द्वार् (prātipadika; RV often treats as f.pl.)
इषःnourishments
इषः:
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा
परीवृताःshut in, enclosed
परीवृताः:
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपरि-√वृ (kṛdanta: परीवृत)

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