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Ṛk 1.17.3

Indra, Varuṇa · Medhātithi Kāṇva

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Saṃhitā

अ॒नु॒का॒मं त॑र्पयेथा॒मिंद्रा॑वरुण रा॒य आ ।
ता वां॒ नेदि॑ष्ठमीमहे ॥

अनुकामं तर्पयेथाम् इन्द्रावरुण राय आ |
ता वां नेदिष्ठम् ईमहे ||

anukāmám tarpayethāmíndrāvaruṇa rāyá ā́ ǀ
tā́ vām nédiṣṭhamīmahe ǁ

anukāmaṃ tarpayethām indrāvaruṇa rāya ā |
tā vāṃ nediṣṭham īmahe ||

Padapāṭha

अ॒नु॒ऽका॒मम् । त॒र्प॒ये॒था॒म् । इन्द्रा॑वरुणा । रा॒यः । आ ।
ता । वा॒म् । नेदि॑ष्ठम् । ई॒म॒हे॒ ॥

अनुऽकामम् । तर्पयेथाम् । इन्द्रावरुणा । रायः । आ ।
ता । वाम् । नेदिष्ठम् । ईमहे ॥

anu-kāmám ǀ tarpayethām ǀ índrāvaruṇā ǀ rāyáḥ ǀ ā́ ǀ
tā́ ǀ vām ǀ nédiṣṭham ǀ īmahe ǁ

anu-kāmam ǀ tarpayethām ǀ indrāvaruṇā ǀ rāyaḥ ǀ ā ǀ
tā ǀ vām ǀ nediṣṭham ǀ īmahe ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.017.03
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.1.32.03
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.04.060
Devatā देवता
Indra, Varuṇa
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī, Pādanicṛt
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.17.3

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. O Indra and Varuna, on satisfaction, with your wealth make us fulfilled; we seek your closest proximity.

Commentary

O indrāvarunā Indra and Varuna (the short a is in the Samhita text); both of you, Indra and Varuna; anukā mam after desire—anu preposition governing a noun. Sayana holds that anu here can be taken in the sense of 'as much as'; anu kāmam can be properly split as after the desire. In the former case it means as much as desired; in the latter, it means after the fulfilment of the desire for hearing of the hymn of affirmation, for drinking the Soma, etc. This is precisely what Skandaswamin holds : after Soma, after its drink to satisfaction. In both the cases, it means in our context, the desire of Indra-Varuna ; that is, as much as desired by them or after the fulfilment of their desire; rāyaḥ (genetive in the sense of the instrumental) with your divine wealth; ātarpayethām make us completely sated; tā those; vām you; nediştham closest ; imahe we beg.

The purport is to be understood in the sense of we beg of you your closest proximity, by appreciating that verbs having the sense of begging have two objects. Or it may be, we beg of you the intimacies, your wealth. All the old commentators have conflicting views in explaining the term nediştham. In the next Rik, yuvāku hi, is expounded covertly the divine wealth that is prayed for. The storehouse of opulence of intelligence and strength, the wealth of intimacy nediștha rāyaḥ. We will presently apprise.