Rig Veda 10.147.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 147, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.147
Devata: Indra (Maghavan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इन्नु रायः सुभृतस्य चाकनन्मदं यो अस्य रंह्यं चिकेतति । त्वावृधो मघवन्दाश्वध्वरो मक्षू स वाजं भरते धना नृभिः ॥
Transliteration
sa ín nu rāyáḥ su-bhṛ́tasya cākanan mádaṃ yó asya raṃhyáṃ cíketati | tvā́-vṛdhaḥ maghavan dāśvá-dhvaro mákṣū sá vā́jaṃ bharate dhánā nṛ́bhiḥ ||
Translation
स इन्नु रायः सुभृतस्य मदं चाकन—योऽस्य रंह्यं चिकेतति। त्वावृधो मघवन् दाश्वध्वरो मक्षू नृभिर्वाजं भरते धना च।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक: ‘wealth’)
सुभृतस्यwell-bestowed / well-supported
सुभृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भृ ‘to bear’ + सु-)
चाकनत्was pleased / took delight
चाकनत्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कन्/कण् (Vedic: ‘to be pleased, to desire, to like’)
मदम्intoxication, exhilaration
मदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him / his
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रंह्यम्swift, impetuous
रंह्यम्:
Karma (as qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootरंह्य (प्रातिपदिक; from रंह् ‘speed, swiftness’)
चिकेततिperceives, recognizes
चिकेतति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (to perceive, notice, understand) with reduplication (Vedic present)
त्वावृधःstrengthening you (O Indra)
त्वावृधः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वा-वृध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘increasing you’; √वृध् ‘to grow/increase’ with त्वा-)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of Indra ‘bountiful’)
दाश्वध्वरःthe sacrificer who has given (gifts)
दाश्वध्वरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (compound) / Adjective
Rootदाश्वस् (perf. ptc. of √दा ‘to give’) + अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक ‘sacrifice’)
मक्षुquickly, soon
मक्षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमक्षु (अव्यय)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजम्prize, strength, booty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
भरतेbrings, wins, bears
भरते:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (to bear, bring)
धनाःriches, treasures
धनाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
नृभिःwith men / by heroes
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक ‘man, hero’)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
