Rig Veda 1.142.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 142, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.142
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ (with the background of invoked ritual powers); boon: poṣa and rāyī
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तन्नस्तुरीपमद्भुतं पुरु वारं पुरु त्मना । त्वष्टा पोषाय वि ष्यतु राये नाभा नो अस्मयुः ॥
Transliteration
tán nas turī́pam ádbhutaṃ purú vā́raṃ purú tmanā́ | tváṣṭā póṣāya ví ṣyatu rāyé nā́bhā no asma-yúḥ ||
Translation
तन्नस्तुरीपमद्भुतं पुरुवारं पुरुत्मना। त्वष्टा पोषाय विष्यतु राये नाभा नो अस्मयुः॥
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (विधेय-विशेष्य; ‘that [wonder]’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःour / for us
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive of relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तुindeed / but
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (निपात)
उरीपम्wide, far-reaching (protective/beneficent)
उरीपम्:
Karma (तत्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउरीप (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेषण)
अद्भुतम्marvellous, wondrous
अद्भुतम्:
Karma (तत्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुmuch, many
पुरु:
— (विशेषण-उपपद)
TypeAdjective (indeclinable use)
Rootपुरु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वारम्choice boon / protection / favour
वारम्:
Karma (तत् का विशेष्य/अर्थ-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवार (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुmuch, greatly
पुरु:
— (विशेषण-उपपद)
TypeAdjective (indeclinable use)
Rootपुरु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
त्मनाby (his) own self/power
त्मना:
Karaṇa (instrumental: ‘by/with his own self/power’)
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self, person, own power’)
त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
त्वष्टा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootत्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; देवता)
पोषायfor nourishment / prosperity
पोषाय:
Sampradāna (dative: ‘for nourishment/prosperity’)
TypeNoun
Rootपोष (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ष्यतुmay he impel / set in motion
ष्यतु:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ष्य (धातु; Vedic ‘to set in motion/drive/impel’; with वि-)
रायेfor wealth
राये:
Sampradāna (dative: ‘for wealth’)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth, bounty’)
नाभाa navel/hub (bond, centre)
नाभा:
Kartā/विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative: ‘(as) a navel/hub’)
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि/नाभा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘navel, hub, kinship-bond’)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मयुःkindly, friendly (to us)
अस्मयुः:
Kartā/विधेय-विशेषण (qualifying Tvaṣṭā)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘friendly, kindly, well-disposed’)
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