Rig Veda 10.24.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 24, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.24
Rishi: Vimadá (traditional)
Devata: Indra (as Śacīpati)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; unverified)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वां यज्ञेभिरुक्थैरुप हव्येभिरीमहे । शचीपते शचीनां वि वो मदे श्रेष्ठं नो धेहि वार्यं विवक्षसे ॥
Transliteration
tvā́ṃ yajñébhir ukthaír úpa havyébhir īmahe | śacī́-pate śacī́nāṃ ví vo máde śréṣṭhaṃ no dhehi vā́ryaṃ vívakṣase ||
Translation
यज्ञैः उक्थैः हव्यैश्च वयं त्वामुप ईमहे। हे शचीपते, शचीनामधिपते, तव मदे अस्मासु श्रेष्ठं वर्यं च रयिं धेहि—यतस्त्वं तद् विवक्षसे।
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as the object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेभिःwith sacrifices
यज्ञेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थैःwith hymns/recitations
उक्थैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हव्येभिःwith oblations
हव्येभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer’ से)
ईमहेwe approach/seek (you)
ईमहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (आत्मनेपद; वेदिक ‘ईमहे’ = ‘यामहे/ईमहे’ प्रकार)
शचीपतेO lord of might (Śacīpati/Indra)
शचीपते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootशचीपतिः (प्रातिपदिक; शची + पति)
शचीनाम्of powers/mighty deeds
शचीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootशची (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, fully
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin exhilaration/rapture
मदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रेष्ठम्the best
श्रेष्ठम्:
कर्म (धेहि का)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative)
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace, bestow
धेहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा
वार्यम्choice boon, desirable wealth
वार्यम्:
कर्म (धेहि का)
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootवार्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वरणीय/श्रेष्ठ’)
विवक्षसेyou wish/intend to proclaim (or to grant)
विवक्षसे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वि-; desiderative/intentional sense ‘to wish to speak/declare’)
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