दोग्ध्री

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰ-trih₂, from the root *dʰewgʰ-. See also दोग्धृ (dogdhṛ).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́wɡ.dʱɾiː/,
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪oːɡ.d̪ʱɾiː/,

दोग्ध्री • (dógdhrī) stem

1. feminine of दोग्धृ (dogdhṛ); yielding milk
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) VII.5.18:

     आऽस्मिन् राष्ट्रे राजन्य इषव्यः शूरो महारथो जायताम् । दोग्ध्री धेनुः । वोढाऽनड्वान् आशुः सप्तिः पुरंधिर्योषा जिष्णू रथेष्ठाः सभेयो युवा । आऽस्य यजमानस्य वीरो जायताम् । निकामेनिकामे नः पर्जन्यो वर्षतु फलिन्यो न ओषधयः पच्यन्ताम् । योगक्षेमो नः कल्पताम् ॥

     ā́smín rāṣṭré rājanyà iṣavyàḥ śū́ro mahārathó jāyatām. dógdhrī dhenúḥ. vóḍhānaḍvā́n. ā́śuḥ sáptiḥ. púraṃdhiryóṣā. jiṣṇū́ ratheṣṭhā́ḥ. sabhéyo yúvā. ā́syá yájamānasya vīró jāyatām. nikāménikāme naḥ parjányo varṣatu phalínyo na óṣadhayaḥ pacyantām. yogakṣemó naḥ kalpatām.

     In this kingdom may a prince be born, an archer , a hero , and a great chariot-fighter ; a milk cow who will yield milk; a draught ox ; a swift racer ; a young woman who is fertile; a victorious warrior ; a youth fit for the assembly . To this worshipper be a hero born. May Parjanya rain for us whensoever we desire. May our plants ripen with fruit. May peace and prosperity be ours.