Mantra 5
Sukta 38
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा संमिश्ल आ वचोयुजा । इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः
IAST Transliteration
índra íd haryóḥ sácā sáṃmiśla ā́ vacoyújā | índro vajrī́ hiraṇyáyaḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Indra indeed, in company with the two Bays, closely joined, comes hither—yoked with our speech: Indra, the thunderbolt-bearer, golden-bright.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
हर्योःof the two bay(-horses)
हर्योः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
सचाtogether with
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थे; ‘सह’ अर्थे)
संमिश्लःmingled/closely united
संमिश्लः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसं-मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सम्’ उपसर्गपूर्वक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वचोयुजाyoked/linked with speech (hymns)
वचोयुजा:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवचस् + युज् (समासः; ‘वचो-युज्’)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रीwielder of the thunderbolt
वज्री:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हिरण्ययःgolden, made of gold
हिरण्ययः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; not determinable from excerpt alone.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Ṛgvedic praise-meter (exact identification requires full stanza context).
Mantra Rasa
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