Mantra 5

Sukta 107

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वावृधानः शवसा भूर्योजाः शत्रुर्दासाय भियसं दधाति । अव्यनच्च व्यनच्च सस्नि सं ते नवन्त प्रभृता मदेषु

IAST Transliteration

vāvṛdhānó śávāsā bhū́ry-ójāḥ śátrur dāsā́ya bhiyásaṃ dadhāti | ávyanac ca vyánac ca sásni sáṃ te navanta prábhṛtā mádeṣu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Waxing with might, of plenteous strength, he layeth fear upon the foe, upon the Dāsa. Unbowed himself, he boweth others: O Conqueror, to thee they wholly bend, when forth are brought the draughts of rapture.

Word by Word

• वावृधानः: growing, waxing, increasing
• वावृधानः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: वृध् (धातु) → वावृधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• शवसा: by strength, with might
• शवसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूर्योजाः: having abundant vigor/power
• भूर्योजाः: Kartā (वावृधानः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि + ओजस् (समास-प्रातिपदिक: बहुव्रीहि)

• शत्रुः: the enemy
• शत्रुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)

• दासाय: to/for the Dāsa (hostile person/tribe)
• दासाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)

• भियसम्: fear, terror
• भियसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भियस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधाति: places, puts, sets
• दधाति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• अव्यनत्: he spread out / he extended
• अव्यनत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यन्/विन् (धातु; ‘व्यनति’ इति—विस्तार/विवर्तन/विन्यासार्थः)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• व्यनत्: he spread out
• व्यनत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यन्/विन् (धातु)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सस्नि: a stream/flow (water-course)
• सस्नि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्नि (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक-शब्दः, ‘धार/प्रवाह/नदी’ इत्यर्थे)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (Preverb)
• Root: सम्

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Adhikaraṇa/सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम)

• नवन्त: they praise / they bow (to)
• नवन्त: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: नु/नव् (धातु; वैदिक ‘नवते/नवन्ति’—स्तुत्यर्थ/प्रणत्यर्थ)

• प्रभृताः: brought forth / set in motion / engaged
• प्रभृताः: Kartā (नवन्त इत्यस्य कर्तृविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: प्र + भृ (धातु) → प्रभृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• मदेषु: in the exhilarations/raptures (intoxicating joys)
• मदेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn attribution (per RV anukramaṇī tradition).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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