Mantra 5
Sukta 29
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
असुन्वामिन्द्र संसदं विषूचीं व्यनाशयः । सोमपा उत्तरो भवन्
IAST Transliteration
asunvā́mindra saṃsádaṃ viṣū́cīṃ vyànāśayaḥ | soma-pā́ úttaro bhávan ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Soma-less, O Indra—their discordant assembly thou didst shatter asunder; thou, the Soma-drinker, becoming the higher and the victor.
Word by Word
असुन्वा(he) not pressing (Soma)
असुन्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (participial)
Rootसु (धातु) → सुन्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त) → असुन्वत्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Sambodhana; not a kāraka)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
संसदम्assembly; session; council
संसदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंसद् (प्रातिपदिक) < सम् + सद्
विषूचीम्diverging; scattered; going in different directions
विषूचीम्:
Karma (apposition to संसदम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविषूची (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
अनाशयःyou destroyed; you caused to perish
अनाशयः:
(Verb; governs karmas above)
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु) with उपसर्ग: वि + आ + √नश्
सोमपाःSoma-drinker
सोमपाः:
Kartā (predicate-nominative of Indra)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसोमपा (प्रातिपदिक) < सोम + पा (पिबति ‘drink’)
उत्तरःhigher; superior; victorious
उत्तरः:
Kartā (predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्being; becoming
भवन्:
Kartā (agreeing with Indra)
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootभू (धातु) → भवत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
Attribution
Rishi: RV-derived
Devata: Indra (Soma-drinker; victor over non-Soma factions)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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