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Rig Veda 2.11.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.11

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (common for Indra hymns in Mandala 2; verse-level confirmation requires scan)

श्रुधी हवमिन्द्र मा रिषण्यः स्याम ते दावने वसूनाम् । इमा हि त्वामूर्जो वर्धयन्ति वसूयवः सिन्धवो न क्षरन्तः ॥

śrudhī hávam indra mā́ riṣaṇyaḥ syā́ma te dā́vane vásūnām | imā́ hí tvām ūrjó vardháyanti vasūyávaḥ síndhavo ná kṣárantaḥ ||

Hear the call, Indra; do not harm us. May we be fit for your giving of the riches of being. For these (pressures of) nourishment increase you—desiring the true wealth—like rivers that do not cease from flowing.

श्रुधीhear (listen)!
श्रुधी:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
हवम्the call/invocation
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
रिषण्यःharm (us) / injure (us)
रिषण्यः:
TypeVerb
Rootरिष् (धातु)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दावनेfor (your) giving / for bestowal
दावने:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeKṛdanta (verbal noun)
Rootदा (धातु) → दावन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वसूनाम्of goods/wealth
वसूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
इमाःthese
इमाः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जःof strength/nourishment
ऊर्जः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयन्तिincrease / strengthen
वर्धयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
वसूयवःwealth-seeking (ones)
वसूयवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसूयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वसु-इच्छु/वसु-प्राप्ति-याचक’)
सिन्धवःrivers
सिन्धवः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-समूह)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
like / as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
क्षरन्तःflowing
क्षरन्तः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Rootक्षर् (धातु) → क्षरन्त् (कृदन्त)

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