Rig Veda 10.38.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 38, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.38
Rishi: Purūṣṭuta (traditional; verify per anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नः क्षुमन्तं सदने व्यूर्णुहि गोअर्णसं रयिमिन्द्र श्रवाय्यम् । स्याम ते जयतः शक्र मेदिनो यथा वयमुश्मसि तद्वसो कृधि ॥
Transliteration
sá naḥ kṣú-mantaṃ sádane vy ūrṇuhi go-árṇasaṃ rayím indra śravā́yyam | syā́ma te jáyataḥ śakra médino yáthā vayám uśmási tád vaso kṛdhi ||
Translation
स नः क्षुमन्तं सदने व्यूर्णुहि गोअर्णसं रयिमिन्द्र श्रवाय्यम्; स्याम ते जयतः शक्र मेदिनो यथा वयमुष्मसि तद्वसो कृधि।
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto/for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षुमन्तम्abounding in nourishment/strength
क्षुमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘क्षु’ + मन्त्)
सदनेin the seat/dwelling (assembly)
सदने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
ऊर्णुहिunfold/spread (for us)
ऊर्णुहि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (ऊर्णु; ‘to cover/spread/unwrap’)
गोअर्णसम्a flood/stream of cows (i.e., cattle-wealth)
गोअर्णसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (compound) / Adjectival
Rootगो-अर्णस (समास-प्रातिपदिक; गो ‘cow’ + अर्णस ‘flood/wave/stream’)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रवाय्यम्glorious, renowned
श्रवाय्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवाय्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √श्रु ‘to hear’ → ‘famed, worth hearing’)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू) (optative base)
तेof you/your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जयतः(of you) conquering / when you conquer
जयतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√जि (जयत्-; present participle)
शक्रO Mighty one
शक्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootशक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मेदिनःrich/abundant (ones)
मेदिनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fat, rich, abundant’)
यथाso that, as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उश्मसिwe desire
उश्मसि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वश्/√उश् (वेद. ‘to wish/desire’; present)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO Vasu (bounteous one)
वसो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक; epithet ‘good/wealth-giver’)
कृधिmake, do
कृधि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
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