Mantra 9
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रश्मिभिर्नभ आभृतं महेन्द्र एत्यावृतः
IAST Transliteration
raśmíbhir nábha ā́bhṛtaṃ mahéndra éty ā́vṛtaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
With rays the firmament is borne and filled: great Indra comes, encompassed round about.
Word by Word
रश्मिभिःwith/by the rays
रश्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
नभःthe sky (space)
नभः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आभृतम्brought/borne (here: ‘filled/covered, furnished’)
आभृतम्:
(कर्मस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (past passive participle)
Rootआ-√भृ (भृञ् धारणे) → आभृत (कृदन्त/कृत-प्रत्यय)
महेन्द्रःMahendra (great Indra)
महेन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/title)
Rootमहेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; महा + इन्द्र)
एतिgoes/comes
एति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण् गतौ)
आवृतःcovered/enveloped
आवृतः:
(कर्तुः विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (past passive participle)
Rootआ-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे/आवरणे) → आवृत (कृदन्त/कृत-प्रत्यय)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Mahendra (Indra)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (refrain segment)
Mantra Rasa
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