Rig Veda 10.159.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 159, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.159
Rishi: Traditionally associated with a feminine speaker in a domestic/royal charm context (often linked with Indrāṇī/Śacī-voice in later tradition); exact Rigvedic rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī recension
Devata: Devas collectively with Indra as exemplar-power (Indra as the model of victorious dyumna)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; 4 pādas tendency though transmitted as 2 halves—requires metrical verification against full pada counts)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
येनेन्द्रो हविषा कृत्व्यभवद्द्युम्न्युत्तमः । इदं तदक्रि देवा असपत्ना किलाभुवम् ॥
Transliteration
yenéndro havíṣā kṛtvýábhavad dyumnyùttamáḥ | idáṃ tád akri devā asápatnā kílā́bhuvam ||
Translation
Durch jene Opfergabe, durch die Kraft des havis, wodurch Indra der höchste an leuchtender Siegesmacht wurde – durch eben diese Kraft, o Götter, vollbringe ich dies: wahrlich werde ich ohne Nebenbuhlerin, ohne Widersacher.
Word by Word
येनby which (means)
येन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हविषाwith the oblation
हविषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृत्विeffective/skillful (in action); (Vedic epithet)
कृत्वि:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकृत्वि (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
द्युम्न्युत्तमःthe most glorious/splendid
द्युम्न्युत्तमः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युम्निन् (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म (उक्त-वाक्यांशस्य) / विषय-निर्देश
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (इदम् इत्यस्य सह निर्देशः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अक्रिmade/did
अक्रि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
असपत्नाःwithout rivals
असपत्नाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + सपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
किलindeed, surely
किल:
सम्बन्ध-निपातः
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल (निपात/अव्यय)
अभुवम्I became
अभुवम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
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