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Rig Veda 1.54.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 54, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.54

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditionally for RV 1.54)
Devata: Indra (with Dānu/waters as cooperating power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

स घा राजा सत्पतिः शूशुवज्जनो रातहव्यः प्रति यः शासमिन्वति । उक्था वा यो अभिगृणाति राधसा दानुरस्मा उपरा पिन्वते दिवः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.54.7

sá ghā rājā́ sátpatiḥ śūśuváj jánō rātá-havyaḥ práti yáḥ śā́sám ínvati | ukthā́ vā yó abhigṛṇā́ti rā́dhasā dā́nur asmā́ uparā́ pinvate diváḥ ||

स एव घ राजा सत्पतिः—शूशुवज्जनः; रातहव्यः, यः प्रति शासम् इन्वति। अथवा यो राधसा तम् उक्था अभिगृणाति—तस्मै दानुः दिवः उपराः (उपरिस्थाः) स्रवांसि पिन्वते।

he
:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः)
indeed, verily
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ (निपात)
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
सत्पतिःlord of the good/true (good lord)
सत्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसत् + पति (सत्पति)
शूशुवत्strong, vigorous (as having grown/strengthened)
शूशुवत्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√शु/श्वि (शूशुव्) → शूशुवत्
जनःthe people, the man (folk)
जनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन
रातहव्यःhe whose oblation is given/offered
रातहव्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootरात + हव्य (रातहव्य)
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootप्रति
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
शासम्command, rule, instruction
शासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशास (शासन)
इन्वतिsets in motion, impels, advances
इन्वति:
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इन्व्) / √इन्व्
उक्थाhymns of praise (ukthas)
उक्था:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ
वाor / indeed (emphatic)
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
अभिगृणातिpraises, sings to
अभिगृणाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + √गॄ/गृ (गृणाति)
राधसाwith bounty, with wealth/gift
राधसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्
दानुःDānu (name; also ‘demon/dragon’ in Vedic usage)
दानुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदानु
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्ययः)
उपराthe upper region/height (upland)
उपरा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउपरा
पिन्वतेswells, makes abound, fills
पिन्वते:
TypeVerb
Root√पि (पिन्व्)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्

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