Rig Veda 7.27.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 27, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.27
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य इन्द्र शुष्मो मघवन्ते अस्ति शिक्षा सखिभ्यः पुरुहूत नृभ्यः । त्वं हि दृळ्हा मघवन्विचेता अपा वृधि परिवृतं न राधः ॥
Transliteration
yá índra śúṣmo maghavante ásti śíkṣā sákhī-bhyaḥ puru-hūta nṛ́-bhyaḥ | tváṁ hí dṛḷhā́ maghavan ví-cetā ápa vṛdhi pári-vṛtaṁ ná rā́dhaḥ ||
Translation
य इन्द्र शुष्मो मघवन्ते अस्ति, शिक्ष सखिभ्यः पुरुहूत नृभ्यः। त्वं हि दृळ्हा मघवन् विचेता, अपा वृधि परिवृतं न राधः॥
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मःmight, vigor
शुष्मः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म- (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
(Predication)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
शिक्षteach; instruct
शिक्ष:
(Prayojaka/niyoga)
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (धातु)
सखिभ्यःto (our) comrades/friends
सखिभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुहूतO much-invoked one
पुरुहूत:
(Sambodhana)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरुहूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
नृभ्यःto the men
नृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootनृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
(Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
दृळ्हाःfirm, steadfast (ones)
दृळ्हाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘firm, strong’)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
विचेताःdiscerning, wise
विचेताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवि-चेतस्/विचेतृ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘discerning’)
अपaway, off
अप:
(Verb-modifier)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वृधिincrease; make grow
वृधि:
(Niyoga)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
परिवृतम्enclosed, surrounded
परिवृतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootपरि-वृत् (धातु) → क्त (कृदन्त) / ‘enclosed, hemmed in’
नlike, as
न:
(Comparison marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
राधःbounty, gift, wealth
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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