Rig Veda 4.32.8: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 8
Sukta 4.32
Rishi: Gautama (Gotamāḥ) tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न त्वा वरन्ते अन्यथा यद्दित्ससि स्तुतो मघम् । स्तोतृभ्य इन्द्र गिर्वणः ॥
Transliteration
ná tvā varante anyáthā yád dítsasi stutó mágham | stotṛ́bhya índra girvaṇaḥ ||
Translation
হে গিৰ্বণ ইন্দ্ৰ, আন কোনো উপায়ে কোনেও তোমাক আঁতৰাব নোৱাৰে। স্তৱিত হ’লে তুমি যি দান কৰিব খোজা—সেয়াই গায়ক-স্তোতাসকলৰ বাবে তোমাৰ সত্য মহাদান।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
त्वाyou (Indra)
त्वा:
कर्म (object)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वरन्ते(they) choose
वरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) ‘choose, prefer’
अन्यथाotherwise, in another way
अन्यथा:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
यत्that which / what
यत्:
—
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
दित्ससिyou wish to give
दित्ससि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (ददाति) ‘give’ (desiderative: दित्स-)
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
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TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√स्तु ‘praise’ → स्तुत (PPP)
मघम्gift, bounty
मघम्:
कर्म (object) / दानवस्तु
TypeNoun
Rootमघ
स्तोतृभ्यःto the praisers
स्तोतृभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (from √स्तु) ‘praiser’
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
गिर्वणःO ‘praise-delighting’ (lover of hymns)
गिर्वणः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootगिर्वणस् (epithet of Indra)
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