Rig Veda 7.32.17: Mandala 7, Sukta 32, Mantra 17
Sukta 7.32
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं विश्वस्य धनदा असि श्रुतो य ईं भवन्त्याजयः । तवायं विश्वः पुरुहूत पार्थिवोऽवस्युर्नाम भिक्षते ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ víśvasya dhanadā́ asi śrutó yá īṃ bhávanty ā́jayaḥ | tavāyáṃ víśvaḥ puruhūta pā́rthivo 'vasyúr nā́ma bhikṣate ||
Translation
ఓ ఇంద్రా! నీవు సమస్త జగత్తుకు ధనదాతవు; యుద్ధంలో జయించే వారిలో నీవు ప్రసిద్ధివంతుడవు. అందుచేత, ఓ పురుహూతా, ఈ సమస్త పార్థివ జనము తమ అవసరమైన ‘అవస్’—సహాయాన్ని—నీ వద్దనే భిక్షగా యాచిస్తుంది.
Word by Word
त्वम्thou (you)
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वस्यof all / of the whole
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
धनदाgiver of wealth
धनदा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun/Adjective (agentive)
Rootधन-द (प्रातिपदिक; धन + √दा ‘to give’)
असिart / are
असि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-धातु)
श्रुतःrenowned / famed
श्रुतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√श्रु (कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्यय; श्रुत) अथवा ‘श्रुत’ (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed / just / him
ईम्:
(उपपद/निपात; emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात/अव्यय)
भवन्तिbecome / are
भवन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू
आजयःvictors / winners
आजयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआ-√जि (प्रातिपदिक: आजय ‘victory/one who wins’)
तवof thee / thy
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this
अयम्:
कर्तृ
TypeDemonstrative pronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वःall (people) / everyone
विश्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुहूतO much-invoked (Indra)
पुरुहूत:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरु-हूत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much-invoked’)
पार्थिवःearthly / terrestrial
पार्थिवः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक; from पृथिवी)
अवस्युःseeking help/favor
अवस्युः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअवस्यु (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative adj. from अवस् ‘help/favor’)
नामindeed / truly
नाम:
(निपात; ‘indeed/namely’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय/निपात)
भिक्षतेbegs / implores
भिक्षते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भिक्ष्
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Chanting Notes
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