Rig Veda 1.5.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.5
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (tradition for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.5 commonly assigned to him)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वा विशन्त्वाशवः सोमास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । शं ते सन्तु प्रचेतसे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tvā viśantv āśávaḥ sómāsa indra girvaṇaḥ | śáṃ te santu prá-cetase ||
Translation
اے اندر، ستوتوں کے جواب دینے والے رب، تیز رفتار سوما کی طاقتیں تم میں داخل ہوں، اور وہ تمہاری بیدار ذہانت کے لیے امن اور خیر کی قوت بنیں۔
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विशन्तुlet (them) enter, come in
विशन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (विश् प्रवेशने)
आशवःthe swift ones
आशवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक) → आशव (विशेषण/नाम)
सोमासःSoma-drops
सोमासः:
Kartā (apposition to आशवः)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO praised-by-songs (lord of hymns)
गिर्वणः:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootगिर् + √वन् (वन्/वण् स्तुत्यर्थे) → गिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well-being, auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (निपात/अव्यय)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
Sampradāna (beneficiary: ‘for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस् भुवि)
प्रचेतसेto the fore-knowing/wise one
प्रचेतसे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Noun (dative epithet)
Rootप्र-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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