Rig Veda 7.30.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 30, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.30
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (mandala 7 is Vasiṣṭha-family; RV 7.30 traditionally Vasiṣṭha)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (common for Indra hymns in this mandala; probable here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नो देव शवसा याहि शुष्मिन्भवा वृध इन्द्र रायो अस्य । महे नृम्णाय नृपते सुवज्र महि क्षत्राय पौंस्याय शूर ॥
Transliteration
ā́ no deva śávāsā yāhi śuṣmín bhávā vṛ́dha índra rāyó asyá | mahé nṛ́mṇāya nṛpate suvájra máhi kṣatrā́ya paúṃsyāya śūra ||
Translation
आ नो देव शवसा याहि; शुष्मिन् भव, इन्द्र, रा॒योऽस्य वर्धयिता। महे नृम्णाय नृपते सुवज्र; महि क्षत्राय पौंस्याय शूर।
Word by Word
आhither; towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
देवO god
देव:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव-
शवसाwith might/power
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्-
याहिcome!
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थे)
शुष्मिन्O vigorous one
शुष्मिन्:
—
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootशुष्मिन्-
भवbe! become!
भव:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (सत्तायाम्)
वृधःO increaser/grower
वृधः:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootवृध् (वर्धने) / वृध-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र-
रायःof wealth
रायः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय-
अस्यof this
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
महेfor the great
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमह्/महत्-
नृम्णायfor manly might/heroic power
नृम्णाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootनृम्ण-
नृपतेO lord of men
नृपते:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootनृपति-
सुवज्रO bearer of the good/strong thunderbolt
सुवज्र:
—
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसु- + वज्र-
महिgreatly; mightily
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण)
क्षत्रायfor dominion/sovereign power
क्षत्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र-
पौंस्यायfor manliness/virility
पौंस्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य-
शूरO hero
शूर:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootशूर-
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