Rig Veda 10.36.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 36, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.36
Devata: Indra, Iḷā, Bṛhaspati (within Viśvedevāḥ frame)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एन्द्रो बर्हिः सीदतु पिन्वतामिळा बृहस्पतिः सामभिॠक्वो अर्चतु । सुप्रकेतं जीवसे मन्म धीमहि तद्देवानामवो अद्या वृणीमहे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ índro barhíḥ sīdatu pínvatām íḷā bṛ́haspátiḥ sā́mabhir ṛ́kvo arcatu | suprakétam jīváse mánma dhīmahi tád devānām ávo adyā́ vṛṇīmahe ||
Translation
इन्द्रो बर्हिषि सीदतु; इळा पिन्वताम्। बृहस्पतिः सामभिः ऋक्वोऽर्चतु। सुप्रकेतं जीवसे मन्म धीमहि; तद्देवाना॒मवो॑ऽद्य वृणीमहे।
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सीदतुlet (him) sit
सीदतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (धातु)
पिन्वताम्let them invigorate / let them make abound
पिन्वताम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपिव्/पिन्व् (धातु; ‘to swell, make abound, invigorate’)
इळाIḷā (the divine offering/refreshment; personified)
इळा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइळा/इडा (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
सामभिःwith sāman-chants
सामभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋक्वःthe ṛc-singer / hymn-singer
ऋक्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋक्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चतुlet (him) sing/praise
अर्चतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च् (धातु)
सु-प्रकेतम्well-manifest / of good insight
सु-प्रकेतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + प्रकेत (प्रातिपदिक)
जीवसेfor life, for living
जीवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजीवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘life’)
मनम्thought, intention
मनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्/मनन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, mind’)
धीमहिwe place/establish (we conceive)
धीमहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to place, set’; Vedic: ‘to conceive/establish in mind’)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अवःhelp, protection
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, protection, favor’)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
वृणीमहेwe choose, we seek
वृणीमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (धातु; ‘to choose’)
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