Mantra 4

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स इषुहस्तैः स निषङ्गिभिर्वशी संस्रष्टा स युध इन्द्रो गणेन । संसृष्टजित् सोमपा बाहुशर्ध्यु१ग्रधन्वा प्रतिहिताभिरस्ता

IAST Transliteration

sá íṣuhastáiḥ sá niṣaṅgíbhiḥ vaśī saṃsrā́ṣṭā sá yúdha índrō gaṇéna | saṃsṛṣṭajít sómapā́ bāhuśardhyù ugrádhanvā pratihitā́bhir ástā́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He with the arrow-handed, he with the weapon-bearers—masterful, the arranger; he in the battles, Indra with his troop: winning by close array, Soma-drinker, strong-armed, fierce-bowed, a shooter with well-aimed shafts.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इषुहस्तैः: with arrow-hands (with arrows in hand)
• इषुहस्तैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषुहस्त (प्रातिपदिक; इषु + हस्त)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• निषङ्गिभिः: with those bearing a quiver/weapon
• निषङ्गिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक; निषङ्ग ‘quiver/sword’ + -इन्)

• वशी: masterful, controlling
• वशी: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• संस्रष्टा: one who joins/combines (arrayed together)
• संस्रष्टा: Kartā
• Type: Agent noun (participle-like)
• Root: सम् + सृज् (धातु) → संस्रष्टृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• युधे: for battle
• युधे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• गणेन: with a troop/host
• गणेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• संसृष्टजित्: victorious when joined/arrayed (conquering in close array)
• संसृष्टजित्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: संसृष्टजित् (प्रातिपदिक; संसृष्ट + जित् ‘conquering’)

• सोमपाः: Soma-drinker
• सोमपाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सोमपा (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पा ‘drinker’)

• बाहुशर्धी: having strength in his arms / arm-strong
• बाहुशर्धी: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहुशर्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक; बाहु + शर्ध ‘troop/force’ + -इन्)

• उग्रधन्वा: fierce-bowed
• उग्रधन्वा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्रधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; उग्र + धन्वन् ‘bow’)

• प्रतिहिताभिः: with the set/placed (arrows)
• प्रतिहिताभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used substantively)
• Root: प्रति + धा (धातु) → प्रतिहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त) + -आ (स्त्री) बहुवचन

• अस्ता: the thrower/shooter
• अस्ता: Kartā
• Type: Agent noun
• Root: अस् (धातु) → अस्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘thrower/shooter’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Indra (martial leader with gaṇa)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like / mixed

Mantra Rasa

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