Rig Veda 7.27.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 27, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.27
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू चिन्न इन्द्रो मघवा सहूती दानो वाजं नि यमते न ऊती । अनूना यस्य दक्षिणा पीपाय वामं नृभ्यो अभिवीता सखिभ्यः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ cín na índro maghávā sahū́tī dā́no vā́jaṁ ní yamate na ūtī́ | anū́nā yásya dákṣiṇā pīpā́ya vā́maṁ nṛ́-bhyo abhí-vītā sákhī-bhyaḥ ||
Translation
नू चिन्न इन्द्रो मघवा सहूती अस्माकम् ऊत्यै वाजं दानो नियमते धारयति। अनूना यस्य दक्षिणा सा पीपाय वर्धते—वामं नृभ्यः, अभिवीता सखिभ्यश्च काम्यानि ददाति।
Word by Word
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary, ‘for us’ in sense)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
मघवाthe bountiful one
मघवा:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootमघवन्
सहूतीwith aid; with help
सहूती:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसहूति
दानोgiving; bestowing
दानो:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeKṛdanta (participle)
Rootदा (ददाति) / दान
वाजम्prize; strength; booty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज
निdown; in; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
यमतेhe/it extends; he bestows; he reaches
यमते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (यच्छति/यमते)
नःto us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ऊतीfor help; for aid
ऊती:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति
अनूनाnot lacking; undiminished
अनूना:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअनून
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
दक्षिणाgift; priestly fee (dakṣiṇā)
दक्षिणा:
Kartā (of पीपाय)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा
पीपायhas grown strong; has prospered
पीपाय:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) / √प्याय् (to swell, prosper)
वामम्a desirable good; boon
वामम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवाम
नृभ्यःto the men; to heroes
नृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
अभिवीताapproached; sought; coming near
अभिवीता:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeKṛdanta (past participle)
Rootअभि-वी (वेति) / वीता
सखिभ्यःto (his) friends
सखिभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
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