Rig Veda 3.33.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 33, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.33
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (Kauśika)
Devata: Vipāṭ and Śutudrī (paired river-goddesses; also connected to Sindhu complex)
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र पर्वतानामुशती उपस्थादश्वे इव विषिते हासमाने । गावेव शुभ्रे मातरा रिहाणे विपाट् छुतुद्री पयसा जवेते ॥
Transliteration
prá párvatānām uśatī́ upásthād áśve iva víṣite hāsámāne | gā́veva śubhré mā́tarā rihāṇé vipā́ṭ chūtudrī́ páyasā javete ||
Translation
प्र पर्वतानामुशती उपस्थादश्वे इव विषिते हासमाने । गावेव शुभ्रे मातरा रिहाणे विपाट् छुतुद्री पयसा जवेते ॥
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
पर्वतानाम्of the mountains
पर्वतानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
उशतीdesiring, eager
उशती:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of the subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootउशत् (कृदन्त; √वश्/उश् ‘to desire, wish’)
उपस्थात्from the lap/near side (i.e., from the base)
उपस्थात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वेon/like a horse
अश्वे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
विषितेwhen spurred on, urged
विषिते:
अधिकारण (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविषित (कृदन्त/विशेषण; from √शि/√षि ‘to sharpen, spur’ > ‘spurred, urged on’)
हासमानेsmiling, laughing
हासमाने:
कर्तृ (qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootहासमान (कृदन्त; √हस् ‘to laugh, smile’)
गावे(two) cows
गावे:
कर्तृ (in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
शुभ्रेbright, shining
शुभ्रे:
कर्तृ (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरौtwo mothers
मातरौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
रिहाणेlicking (each other/their young)
रिहाणे:
कर्तृ (qualifier)
TypeVerb-adjective (participle)
Rootरिहाण (कृदन्त; √रिह्/√लिह् ‘to lick’)
विपाट्Vipāṭ (river Vipāś/Vipāśā)
विपाट्:
कर्तृ
TypeProper Noun
Rootविपाट् (नदी-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
छुतुद्रीŚutudrī (river Sutlej)
छुतुद्री:
कर्तृ
TypeProper Noun
Rootछुतुद्री (नदी-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
पयसाwith water, by their stream
पयसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जवेतेhastens, speeds along
जवेते:
क्रिया (of the subject rivers)
TypeVerb
Root√जु/√जव् (to hasten, speed)
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