Rig Veda 1.84.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 84, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.84
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (traditionally for RV 1.84)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; verse-level verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रमिद्धरी वहतोऽप्रतिधृष्टशवसम् । ऋषीणां च स्तुतीरुप यज्ञं च मानुषाणाम् ॥
Transliteration
índram id dhárī vahato 'pratidhṛṣṭaśavasam | ṛṣīṇā́ṁ ca stutī́r úpa yajñáṁ ca mā́nuṣāṇām ||
Translation
Indra ist es wahrlich, den die zwei fahlen Rosse tragen — ihn, dessen Kraft niemand bezwingt — zu den Hymnen der Ṛṣi und zum menschlichen Opfer, zur Yajña.
Word by Word
इन्द्रम्Indra (as the object of ‘carry/bring’)
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
हरीthe two bay-horses (of Indra)
हरी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतःcarry, convey
वहतः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
अप्रतिधृष्टशवसम्him whose might is unassailed/irresistible
अप्रतिधृष्टशवसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-प्रतिधृष्ट-शवस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
ऋषीणाम्of the seers
ऋषीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
स्तुतीःpraises, hymns
स्तुतीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, rite
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मानुषाणाम्of men, of mortals
मानुषाणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
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