Rig Veda 10.74.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 74, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.74
Devata: Immortal powers (likely Vasus/Devas collectively)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इयमेषाममृतानां गीः सर्वताता ये कृपणन्त रत्नम् । धियं च यज्ञं च साधन्तस्ते नो धान्तु वसव्यमसामि ॥
Transliteration
iyám eṣām amṛ́tānāṃ gī́ḥ sarvatā́tā yé kṛ́paṇanta rátnaṃ | dhíyaṃ ca yajñáṃ ca sā́dhantas té no dhāntu vasavyám asāmi ||
Translation
这是那些不死者的遍及之歌——他们培育宝藏。成就光明之思（dhī）与祭献（yajña）的，愿他们把“瓦苏之性”（Vasu）安置于我们之中；愿我们得以进入那圆满。
Word by Word
इयम्this (she/this one)
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these (of them)
एषाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-आदेश; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतानाम्of the immortals / of immortal ones
अमृतानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक) < a- + मृत (√मृ)
गीःsong, hymn, chant
गीः:
Kartā (predicate nominative with इयम्)
TypeNoun
Rootगी (प्रातिपदिक) < √गै/√गि (to sing)
सर्वताताःall-reaching, universal
सर्वताताः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of गीः)
TypeAdjective (qualifying गीः)
Rootसर्वताति/सर्वतात (प्रातिपदिक; ‘universality, all-extent’) < सर्व + ताति
येwho
ये:
Kartā (of कृपणन्त)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कृपणन्तthey begrudge / act miserly
कृपणन्त:
Kriyā (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√कृप्/√कृपण् (वैदिक: to be miserly/act meanly; ‘to begrudge’)
रत्नम्treasure, precious gift
रत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
धियम्thought, insight, devotion
धियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधि (प्रातिपदिक) < √धी (to think)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् (to worship/sacrifice)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
साधन्तःaccomplishing, bringing to completion
साधन्तः:
Kartā (of implied action ‘accomplishing’)
TypeParticiple
Root√साध् (to accomplish) → साधन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā (of धान्तु)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
धान्तुlet them bestow / may they place
धान्तु:
Kriyā (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (to place, bestow)
वसव्यम्wealth, a Vasu-like (rich) boon
वसव्यम्:
Karma (object of धान्तु)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवसव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘belonging to/fit for the Vasus’, ‘wealth-giving’) < वसु
असामिI am / I exist
असामि:
Kriyā (speaker’s assertion)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (to be) + (वैदिक) आ-प्रवृत्ति/आगम; form used as 1st sg present
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