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Rig Veda 4.21.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 21, Mantra 3

Sukta 4.21

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Indra (with Maruts as associates)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ यात्विन्द्रो दिव आ पृथिव्या मक्षू समुद्रादुत वा पुरीषात् । स्वर्णरादवसे नो मरुत्वान्परावतो वा सदनादृतस्य ॥

Transliteration

ā́ yā́tv índro divá ā́ pṛthivyā́ mákṣū samudrā́d utá vā́ purī́ṣāt | svàr-narād ávase no marútvān parāváto vā́ sádanād ṛtásya ||

Translation

فليأتِ إندرا من السماء، ومن الأرض، سريعًا من عمق المحيط أو من الامتلاء الغنيّ (purīṣa). ومن قوّةِ «سْفَر-نَرَا» المضيئة (svar-narā)، لحمايتنا، ومع الماروت (Maruts) فليأتِ—سواءٌ من وراء البعيد أو من مقام الحقّ (ṛta).

Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यातुlet (him) come
यातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःfrom heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
आhither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पृथिव्याःfrom the earth
पृथिव्याः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
मक्षुquickly
मक्षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमक्षु (अव्यय)
समुद्रात्from the ocean
समुद्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; or also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
पुरीषात्from the flood/mire (watery mass)
पुरीषात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपुरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्णरात्from (him) who gives gold; the gold-bestowing (one)
स्वर्णरात्:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्णर (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासः: स्वर्ण + रा/रात)
अवसेfor help; for aid
अवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us; our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मरुत्वान्accompanied by the Maruts
मरुत्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमरुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
परावतःfrom afar; from the distant region
परावतः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपरावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
सदनात्from the seat/dwelling
सदनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
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