Rig Veda 5.32.10 — Mandala 5, Sukta 32, Mantra 10
Sukta 5.32
Rishi: Atri (traditional)
Devata: Indra (with an invoked supporting Devī: Svadhiti as personified divine instrument/power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न्यस्मै देवी स्वधितिर्जिहीत इन्द्राय गातुरुशतीव येमे । सं यदोजो युवते विश्वमाभिरनु स्वधाव्ने क्षितयो नमन्त ॥
Transliteration
ny asmai devī́ svádhitiḥ jihīta índrāya gātúr uśatī́va yeme | sáṃ yád ójo yuváte víśvam ā́bhir ánu svadhā́vne kṣitáyo namanta ||
Translation
अस्मै देवी स्वधितिः—स्वधाविनी परशुः—जिहीते; इन्द्राय गातुम् उशतीव येमे। यदा तस्य ओजः सर्वाभिः शक्तिभिः सं युज्यते, तदा स्वधाव्ने प्रभवे क्षितयश्च जनाश्च नमन्ति।
Word by Word
निdown; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (देव-)
स्वधितिःthe axe (weapon)
स्वधितिः:
Kartā (apposition to देवी)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधिति-
जिहीतhas cast/has hurled
जिहीत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हा (जहाति) with reduplication: जिही-
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-
गातुःof the path/way; of the going
गातुः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootगातु-
उशतीdesiring; eager
उशती:
Kartā (agreeing with देवी/स्वधितिः)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootउशत् (present participle of √वश्/√उश् ‘to desire’)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
येमेhas held/has guided; has directed
येमे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यम्
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
यत्which; that (which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद्
ओजःstrength; might
ओजः:
Karma (with सं…युवते) / or subject-like neuter
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्-
युवतेyokes; joins
युवते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यु (युनक्ति/युते)
विश्वम्all; the whole
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व-
आभिःwith these
आभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (instr. pl. fem. of pronominal stem) / or pronominal base
अनुafter; along; according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
स्वधाव्नेto the self-impelling/own-powerful one
स्वधाव्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्वधावन्-
क्षितयःthe peoples; dwellers
क्षितयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति-
नमन्तbowed; did homage
नमन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√नम्
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