Rig Veda 3.45.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 45, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.45
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional, Mandala 3)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires full hymn scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नस्तुजं रयिं भरांशं न प्रतिजानते । वृक्षं पक्वं फलमङ्कीव धूनुहीन्द्र सम्पारणं वसु ॥
Transliteration
ā́ nas tújaṁ rayíṁ bhárāṃśaṁ ná práti-jānate | vṛkṣáṁ pakváṁ phálam aṅkī́va dhūnuhī́ndra sam-pā́raṇaṁ vásu ||
Translation
आ नः तुजं रयिं भर, अंशं न प्रतिजानते। वृक्षं पक्वं फलमङ्कीव धूनुहि, इन्द्र, सम्पारणं वसु।
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary; ‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तुजम्impelling, forceful
तुजम्:
Karma (object; qualifying ‘rayim’)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘impelling/urging, strong’)
रयिम्wealth, riches
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
भरbring!
भर:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
अंशम्a share, portion
अंशम्:
Karma (apposition to ‘rayim’)
TypeNoun
Rootअंश (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
प्रतिजानतेthey promise, they pledge
प्रतिजानते:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ज्ञा
वृक्षम्tree
वृक्षम्:
Karma (object of ‘धूनुहि’ in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
पक्वम्ripe
पक्वम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्व (कृदन्त/विशेषण; from √पच् ‘to cook/ripen’)
फलम्fruit
फलम्:
Karma (object/goal in simile: ‘fruit’ to be shaken down)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्कीवlike (one) with a hook; as with a hook
अङ्कीव:
Karaṇa/प्रकार (manner: ‘as with a hook’)
TypeIndeclinable (comparative) / Adjectival compound
Rootअङ्किन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘hooked/with a hook’) + इव (निपात)
धूनुहिshake down!
धूनुहि:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधू
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (addressed deity)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्पारणम्safe passage; conveyance across
सम्पारणम्:
Karma (further object/apposition to ‘rayim’)
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-पारण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bringing across, conveyance, safe passage’)
वसुa good/valuable boon; wealth
वसु:
Karma (apposition)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
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