Rig Veda 10.75.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 75, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.75

Rishi: Sindhukṣit Praiyamedha (traditional attribution for RV 10.75)

Devata: Sindhu / Nadyaḥ (the River, and the river-powers named)

Chandas: Trishtubh (predominant meter of RV 10.75; this verse fits the Trishtubh cadence)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इमं मे गङ्गे यमुने सरस्वति शुतुद्रि स्तोमं सचता परुष्ण्या । असिक्न्या मरुद्वृधे वितस्तयार्जीकीये शृणुह्या सुषोमया ॥

Transliteration

imáṃ me gaṅge yamune sarasvati śutúdri stómaṃ sacatā́ púruṣṇyā | asíknyā marúd-vṛdhe vitástayā́rjīkīye śṛṇuhyā́ su-sómayā ||

Translation

O Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati, and Sutudri—together with Parushni—join yourselves to this my hymn. O Asikni, O Vitasta, O Arjikiya, hear it too, and you, Susomaya: may the life-force of the Soma within us be increased, and may the currents of consciousness carry our offering toward the Truth.

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Word by Word

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: my / of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• गङ्गे: O Gaṅgā
• गङ्गे: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (River name)
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)

• यमुने: O Yamunā
• यमुने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (River name)
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)

• सरस्वति: O Sarasvatī
• सरस्वति: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (River name)
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुतुद्रि: O Śutudrī (Sutlej)
• शुतुद्रि: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (River name)
• Root: शुतुद्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तोमम्: hymn of praise
• स्तोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’ से)

• सचत: join / accompany (you all)
• सचत: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सच् (सचते) ‘to accompany, join’

• परुष्ण्या: with Paruṣṇī
• परुष्ण्या: Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun (River name)
• Root: परुष्णी (प्रातिपदिक)

• असिक्न्या: with Asiknī
• असिक्न्या: Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun (River name)
• Root: असिक्नी (प्रातिपदिक)

• मरुद्वृधे: at/with Marudvṛdhā (the Marut-strengthening one)
• मरुद्वृधे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective/Epithet (of a river)
• Root: मरुद्वृध (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत् + वृध ‘increasing the Maruts’)

• वितस्तया: with Vitastā
• वितस्तया: Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun (River name)
• Root: वितस्ता (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्जिकीये: in the Arjikīya region
• अर्जिकीये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (locative)
• Root: अर्जिकीया (प्रातिपदिक; देश/जनपद-विशेषण)

• शृणुह्याः: hear (you)
• शृणुह्याः: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु ‘to hear’

• सुषोमया: with Suṣomā
• सुषोमया: Karaṇa (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (River epithet/name)
• Root: सुषोमा (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + सोम)