Mantra 4

Sukta 61

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तम्वभि प्र गायत पुरुहूतं पुरुष्टुतम् । इन्द्रं गीर्भिस्तविषमा विवासत

IAST Transliteration

tám u abhí prá gā́yata puruhūtáṃ puruṣṭutám | índraṃ gī́rbhis tavíṣam ā́ vivāsata

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Him verily sing ye forth and unto—Indra, the Much-invoked, the Much-extolled: with hymns make manifest the Mighty One, and bring him hither.

Translation

Ihn singt wahrlich hervor und ruft ihn herbei — Indra, den Vielangerufenen, den Vielgepriesenen. Macht den Mächtigen mit Hymnen offenbar und bringt ihn hierher.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गायत: sing (you all)!
• गायत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)

• पुरुहूतम्: the much-invoked (one)
• पुरुहूतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: पुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)

• पुरुष्टुतम्: the much-praised (one)
• पुरुष्टुतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: पुरुष्टुत (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• गीर्भिः: with hymns/words of praise
• गीर्भिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाणी/स्तुति’)

• तविषम्: the mighty one / strength (as epithet)
• तविषम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तविष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बल/तेज’)

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• विवासत: cause to shine forth / illumine / worship (you all)!
• विवासत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) + आ (उपसर्ग)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Indra-stuti); in AV20 these are adopted from RV tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anuvāka indexing).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type strophic style (as in RV Indra hymns; exact meter depends on pada count in the RV original).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: vira