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Rig Veda 7.101.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 101, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.101

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Parjanya (as generative power working through cosmic parents)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्तरीरु त्वद्भवति सूत उ त्वद्यथावशं तन्वं चक्र एषः । पितुः पयः प्रति गृभ्णाति माता तेन पिता वर्धते तेन पुत्रः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.101.3
Transliteration

starī́r u tvád bhávati sū́ta u tvad yáthāvaśaṃ tanvàṃ cakra eṣáḥ | pitúḥ páyaḥ práti gṛbhṇāti mātā́ téna pitā́ vardhate téna putráḥ ||

Translation

The outspread (world) comes to be from thee; from thee the birth is delivered; by thy will this one fashioned the body. The Mother receives the Father’s milk; by that the Father grows, by that the Son grows.

Word by Word
स्तरीःthe barren cow / the sterile one
स्तरीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्तरी (प्रातिपदिक) < स्तृ (धातु ‘स्तरणे/प्रसारणे’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग-रूप ‘स्तरी’ (वेद.)
त्वत्from you
त्वत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भवतिbecomes
भवति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
सूतःone who has given birth; having calved
सूतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण) / विधेय
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < सू (धातु ‘प्रसवे/जनने’) + त (क्त)
उindeed / also
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
त्वत्from you
त्वत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
यथावशम्according to (one’s) will / as desired
यथावशम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + वश (प्रातिपदिक) → यथावशम् (अव्ययीभाव)
तन्वम्body; self
तन्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्रेhas made; fashioned
चक्रे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
पयःmilk
पयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards; in return; up to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गृभ्णातिseizes; takes
गृभ्णाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्/गृभ् (धातु ‘ग्रहणे’) (वेद. गृभ्णाति)
माताthe mother
माता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पिताthe father
पिता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
वर्धतेgrows; prospers
वर्धते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु ‘वृद्धौ’)
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
पुत्रःthe son
पुत्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
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