Rig Veda 3.33.12: Mandala 3, Sukta 33, Mantra 12
Sukta 3.33
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Rivers (as granting sumati and abundance of flow)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अतारिषुर्भरता गव्यवः समभक्त विप्रः सुमतिं नदीनाम् । प्र पिन्वध्वमिषयन्तीः सुराधा आ वक्षणाः पृणध्वं यात शीभम् ॥
Transliteration
atā́riṣur bharatā́ gavyávaḥ sám abhakta vípraḥ su-matíṃ nadī́nām | prá pinvadhvam iṣáyantīḥ su-rā́dhā ā́ vakṣaṇā́ḥ pṛṇádhvaṃ yā́ta śī́bham ||
Translation
अतारिषुर्भरता गव्यवः समभक्त विप्रः सुमतिं नदीनाम्। प्र पिन्वध्वमिषयन्तीः सुराधा आ वक्षणाः पृणध्वं यात शीभम्॥
Word by Word
अतारिषुःthey crossed over
अतारिषुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तरणे)
भरताःthe Bharatas
भरताः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभरत (प्रातिपदिक; जन/कुल-नाम)
गव्यवःseeking cattle / cattle-winning
गव्यवः:
कर्तृ (भरताः का विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootगव्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cattle-seeking’)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / Upasarga
Rootसम्
अभक्तhe apportioned / he assigned
अभक्त:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भज् (विभागे/भागे)
विप्रःthe inspired sage
विप्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतिम्good counsel / good intention
सुमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
नदीनाम्of the rivers
नदीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / Upasarga
Rootप्र
पिन्वध्वम्impel / swell (you all)!
पिन्वध्वम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पिव्/√पिन् (पिन्व्) (वर्धने/प्रेरणे)
इषयन्तीः(them) impelling / urging
इषयन्तीः:
कर्म (पिन्वध्वम् इत्यस्य)
TypeParticiple (present active, causative) used adjectivally
Rootइषयन्ती (कृदन्त; √इष् ‘इच्छा/प्रेरणा’ से caus. इषय-)
सुराधाःwell-bounteous / of good gifts
सुराधाः:
कर्तृ (नद्यः का विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु- + राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, hither
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / Upasarga
Rootआ
वक्षणाःthe streams / the flowing ones
वक्षणाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षणा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stream/flow’, RV usage)
पृणध्वम्fill (yourselves) / become full!
पृणध्वम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ (पूरणे)
यातgo!
यात:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या (गतौ)
शीभम्swiftly / with speed
शीभम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (गत्यर्थे)
TypeNoun (adverbial accusative)
Rootशीभ (प्रातिपदिक)
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