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Mantra 6

Sukta 15

त्वं तमिन्द्र पर्वतं महामुरुं वज्रेण वज्रिन् पर्वशश्चकर्तिथ । अवासृजो निवृताः सर्तवा अपः सत्रा विश्वं दधिषे केवलं सहः

tváṃ tám indra párvataṃ mahā́murúṃ vájreṇa vajrin párvaśaś cakartitha | ávā́sṛjo nívṛtāḥ sártavā́ ápaḥ satrā́ víśvaṃ dadhíṣe kévalaṃ sáhaḥ

Thou, Indra, that great broad mountain—O Bolt-bearer—didst with the thunderbolt hew joint from joint. Thou didst let loose the waters, pent and hindered, to run forth; and wholly thou upholdest all with force, with sheer unmingled might.

त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
तम्that (him/it)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
पर्वतम्mountain
पर्वतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
महाम्great
महाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
उरुम्broad, vast
उरुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
वज्रिन्O wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्रिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन्
पर्वशःjoint by joint; in pieces
पर्वशः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
चकर्तिथyou have shattered/made
चकर्तिथ:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
अवdown, away
अव:
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootअव
असृजःyou released, let loose
असृजः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
निवृताःshut in, enclosed
निवृताः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootनि-वृत् (वृत्) / निवृत
सर्तवाfor flowing; for their course
सर्तवा:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootसर्तु (सृ/सृप्-सम्बद्ध) / सर्तृ
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
सत्राaltogether, wholly
सत्रा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा
विश्वम्all, the whole
विश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व
दधिषेyou place/establish; you hold
दधिषे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootधा
केवलम्only, sheer
केवलम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Indeclinable (adverbial)
Rootकेवल
सहःstrength, might
सहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्

Rishi: RV-tradition seer(s) underlying AV 20; not determinable from excerpt alone

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like RV meter (requires verification)

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