Rig Veda 3.53.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.53
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तिष्ठा सु कं मघवन्मा परा गाः सोमस्य नु त्वा सुषुतस्य यक्षि । पितुर्न पुत्रः सिचमा रभे त इन्द्र स्वादिष्ठया गिरा शचीवः ॥
Transliteration
tíṣṭhā su káṃ maghavan mā́ parā́ gāḥ | sómasya nú tvā súsutasya yakṣi | pitúr ná putráḥ sícam ā́ rabhé ta índra svā́diṣṭhayā girā́ śacīvaḥ ||
Translation
慷慨者啊，请安然立此，莫远去；今我为那善榨之苏摩（Soma）而召请你。犹如儿子伸手取父之分，我亦伸手取你倾注之赐，因陀罗啊；以最甘美之言，具神效之主（śacīvan）啊。
Word by Word
तिष्ठstand; stay
तिष्ठ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (√स्था)
सुwell; indeed
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (upasarga/avyaya)
कम्what?; why?
कम्:
Karma (adverbial accusative: ‘why?/what for?’)
TypePronoun
Rootक (kim-prātipadika)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (prātipadika)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (prohibitive particle)
पराaway; forth
परा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (upasarga/avyaya)
गाःgo
गाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगा (√गा)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (particle)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronominal base त्व-)
सुषुतस्यwell-pressed
सुषुतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootसु-√सु (√सु ‘press, extract’) → सुषुत (PPP) (prātipadika)
यक्षिworship; offer sacrifice to
यक्षि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (√यज्)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (prātipadika)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
पुत्रःa son
पुत्रः:
Kartā (of रभे)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (prātipadika)
सिचमाI attach myself (indeed)
सिचमा:
—
TypeVerb + particle
Rootसिच् (√सिच्) + मा (enclitic particle)
रभेI seize; I take hold
रभे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरभ् (√रभ्)
तto you; of you
त:
Sampradāna/Sambandha (to/for you; of you)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (enclitic pronominal base)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
स्वादिष्ठयाwith the sweetest
स्वादिष्ठया:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादिष्ठ (superlative adj. from √स्वद् ‘be sweet’) (prātipadika)
गिराwith (my) song/voice
गिरा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्/गीर् (prātipadika)
शचीवःO possessor of might/power (Indra)
शचीवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशचीवत् (prātipadika)
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