Rig Veda 3.46.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 46, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.46
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional, Mandala 3)
Devata: Indra (with Soma central as offering-power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यं सोममिन्द्र पृथिवीद्यावा गर्भं न माता बिभृतस्त्वाया । तं ते हिन्वन्ति तमु ते मृजन्त्यध्वर्यवो वृषभ पातवा उ ॥
Transliteration
yáṁ sómam indra pṛthivī́-dyā́vā gárbhaṁ ná mātā́ bibhṛtás tvāyā́ | táṁ te hinvanti tám u te mṛjanti adhvaryávo vṛṣabha pātávā u ||
Translation
यं सोममिन्द्र पृथिवीद्यावा गर्भं न माता बिभृतस्त्वाया । तं ते हिन्वन्ति तमु ते मृजन्त्यध्वर्यवो वृषभ पातवा उ ॥
Word by Word
यम्whom/which
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink/deity)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (prātipadika)
द्यावाthe two heavens (Heaven and Earth pair)
द्यावा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootद्याव्/द्यौ (prātipadika)
गर्भम्embryo, womb-child
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (prātipadika)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (prātipadika)
बिभृतःhas borne/has carried
बिभृतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
आयाunto, towards
आया:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
तम्him/that
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
हिन्वन्तिthey impel/drive on
हिन्वन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हि/√हिन्व् (प्रेरणे, ‘to set in motion, impel’)
तम्him/that
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
उindeed, and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (avyaya)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
मृजन्तिthey cleanse/purify
मृजन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मृज् (मार्जने, ‘to wipe/clean/purify’)
अध्वर्यवःthe Adhvaryu priests
अध्वर्यवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु (prātipadika)
वृषभO bull (strong one)
वृषभ:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवृषभ (prātipadika)
पातवाto drink
पातवा:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य
TypeVerbal noun (infinitive)
Root√पा (पाने, ‘to drink’) + तुमुन्/तव (infinitive)
उindeed, and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (avyaya)
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