Rig Veda 3.33.3 — Mandala 3, Sukta 33, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.33
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (Kauśika)
Devata: Sindhu with Vipāś (river powers as Mothers)
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अच्छा सिन्धुं मातृतमामयासं विपाशमुर्वीं सुभगामगन्म । वत्समिव मातरा संरिहाणे समानं योनिमनु संचरन्ती ॥
Transliteration
ácchā síndhuṃ mātṛ́tamām ayā́saṃ vipā́śam urvī́ṃ subhágām aganma | vátsam iva mā́tarā saṃrihāṇé samā́naṃ yónim ánu saṃcárantī ||
Translation
अच्छा सिन्धुं मातृतमामयासं विपाशमुर्वीं सुभगामगन्म । वत्समिव मातरा संरिहाणे समानं योनिमनु संचरन्ती ॥
Word by Word
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धुम्the river Sindhu
सिन्धुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु
मातृतमाम्most motherly
मातृतमाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमातृ (तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त)
अयासम्unwearied, tireless
अयासम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअयास (a-yāsa)
विपाशम्the river Vipāś (Beas)
विपाशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविपाशा
उर्वीम्broad, wide
उर्वीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्वी
सुभगाम्fortunate, auspicious
सुभगाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भग
अगन्मwe went / we reached
अगन्म:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
वत्सम्a calf
वत्सम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स
इवlike, as
इव:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मातरौtwo mothers
मातरौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
संरिहाणेlicking together / fondling (by licking)
संरिहाणे:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसं + रिह्
समानम्same, common
समानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान
योनिम्womb; source; bed
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि
अनुalong, following
अनु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
संचरन्तीmoving together; going together
संचरन्ती:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसं + चर्
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