Rig Veda 1.10.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.10
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (trad.)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.10; verse-level confirmation may vary by recension)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुविवृतं सुनिरजमिन्द्र त्वादातमिद्यशः । गवामप व्रजं वृधि कृणुष्व राधो अद्रिवः ॥
Transliteration
suvivṛ́taṃ sunirájam índra tvā́dātam íd yáśaḥ | gavā́m ápa vrajáṃ vṛ́dhi kṛṇuṣvá rā́dho adrivaḥ ||
Translation
O Indra, wielder of the pressing-stone, the glory that is given by you is a wide opening and a sure driving-force. Increase for us the pen of the Cows (the rays of inner Light); open it out—make the plenitude (rādhas) manifest.
Word by Word
सु-विवृतम्well-opened, fully opened
सु-विवृतम्:
Karma (object-qualifier; predicate to the object ‘व्रजम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविवृत (वि+√वृ/√वृञ् ‘to cover/open’; PPP ‘opened, uncovered’) with उपसर्ग सु-
सु-निरजम्well-cleared / well-driven-open
सु-निरजम्:
Karma (object-qualifier; with ‘व्रजम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरज (निर्+√अज् ‘to drive’ > ‘driving out/clearing’; adjectival stem) with सु-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Address) —
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (object of ‘आदातम्’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)
आ-दातम्grant! bestow!
आ-दातम्:
(Main verb) —
TypeVerb
Rootआ+√दा (to give/take; here ‘to grant/bestow’)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (particle)
यशःglory, fame
यशः:
Karma (what is to be granted)
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to ‘व्रजम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway, forth (as preverb)
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (preverb/particle)
व्रजम्enclosure, pen (cows’ stall)
व्रजम्:
Karma (object of ‘वृधि/कृणुष्व’)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
वृधिincrease! strengthen!
वृधि:
(Main verb) —
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (to grow/increase; also ‘to make grow, strengthen’)
कृणुष्वmake! do (for yourself/us)!
कृणुष्व:
(Main verb) —
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (to do/make) — Vedic middle imperative formation
राधःbounty, gift, wealth
राधः:
Karma (object of ‘कृणुष्व’)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रिवःO Adrivah (stone-/bolt-wielder)
अद्रिवः:
(Address) —
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअद्रिवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stone-possessing’, i.e., wielder of the thunderbolt/press-stones)
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