Rig Veda 1.173.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 173, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.173
Rishi: Agastya Maitrāvaruṇi (traditional attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा हि ते शं सवना समुद्र आपो यत्त आसु मदन्ति देवीः । विश्वा ते अनु जोष्या भूद्गौः सूरीँश्चिद्यदि धिषा वेषि जनान् ॥
Transliteration
evā́ hí te śáṃ sávanā samudrá ā́po yát ta ā́sú mádanti devī́ḥ | víśvā te ánu jóṣyā bhūd gáuḥ sūrī́ṃś cid yádi dhiṣā́ véṣi jánān ||
Translation
एवा हि ते शं सवनानि समुद्रे; यत् ते आसु देवीर् आपो मदन्ति। तदा विश्वा ते अनु जोष्या भूयुः; गौश्च—यदि धिषा जनान् वेषि नयसी—सूरींश्चिद् अनु यन्ति।
Word by Word
एवाindeed, just so
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
शम्well, auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम्
सवनानिpressings (Soma-pressings), libations
सवनानि:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘are/occur’)
TypeNoun
Rootसवन
समुद्राःoceans; great reservoirs (figuratively)
समुद्राः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण-भाव (apposition to सवनानि)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण-भाव (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
यत्which, that which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (relative link)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (of मदन्ति)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद्
आसुin these (waters/pressings)
आसु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
मदन्तिthey rejoice, are exhilarated
मदन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमद्
देवीःthe goddesses
देवीः:
कर्तृ (of मदन्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
विशेषण (of गौः/देवीः per sense)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
अनुafter, along, in accordance with
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअनु
जोष्याto be enjoyed/accepted, welcome
जोष्या:
विधेय-विशेषण (to be enjoyed/accepted)
TypeKṛdanta (gerundive) / Adjective
Rootजुष्
भूत्became, came to be
भूत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू
गौःcow; (also) earth/cow as a divine figure
गौः:
कर्तृ (of भूत्)
TypeNoun
Rootगो
सूरीन्patrons, generous lords
सूरीन्:
कर्म (of वेषि)
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
यदिif, when
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
धिषाwith (inspired) thought, with devotion/insight
धिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधिषणा/धिषा
वेषिyou win/woo, you seek to gain
वेषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवश्/वस् (वेष्) — Vedic ‘to seek/woo, win, gain’
जनान्people, men
जनान्:
कर्म (of वेषि)
TypeNoun
Rootजन
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