Rig Veda 7.32.21: Mandala 7, Sukta 32, Mantra 21
Sukta 7.32
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न दुःष्टुती मर्त्यो विन्दते वसु न स्रेधन्तं रयिर्नशत् । सुशक्तिरिन्मघवन्तुभ्यं मावते देष्णं यत्पार्ये दिवि ॥
Transliteration
ná duḥstutī́ mártyo vindate vásu ná srédhantaṃ rayír naśat | suśáktir ín maghaván túbhyaṃ mā́vate déṣṇaṃ yát pā́rye diví ||
Translation
凭恶劣的颂赞，凡人得不到财富；rāyí（资财、福泽）也不会临到那松懈退怠者。慷慨者啊，唯凭真实的力量，施与才来到那虔诚奉献之人——那在遥远天界中的你的赐予。
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दुःस्तुतीbad praise, ill hymn
दुःस्तुती:
Kartā
TypeNoun (f.)
Rootदुः-स्तुति (स्तुति < √स्तु)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (m.)
Rootमर्त्य
विन्दतेfinds, obtains
विन्दते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति) प्राप्तौ/लाभे
वसुwealth, good
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun (n.)
Rootवसु
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
स्रेधन्तम्one who is negligent/erring (failing)
स्रेधन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootस्रेधन्त (प्र. कृदन्त < √स्रिध्/स्रेद् ‘विफल/अवहेलित/विचलित होना’)
रयिःwealth, bounty
रयिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (m.)
Rootरयि
नशत्reaches, comes to
नशत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√नश्
सुशक्तिःgood power/ability
सुशक्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (f.)
Rootसु-शक्ति
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootइत्
मघवन्O Maghavan (Indra), bountiful one
मघवन्:
Sampradāna (addressed recipient)
TypeNoun (m., voc.)
Rootमघवन्
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
मावतेto the generous/bounteous (one)
मावते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (to ‘you’)
Rootमावत्
देṣ्णम्gift, donation, bestowal
देṣ्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (n.)
Rootदेṣ्ण (देṣ्णा)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद्
पार्येin the far/other (realm), in the beyond
पार्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्य
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (f.)
Rootदिव्
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