Mantra 10
Sukta 68
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यो रायो३ऽवनिर्महान्त्सुपारः सुन्वतः सखा । तस्मा इन्द्राय गायत
IAST Transliteration
yó rāyó ’vánir mahā́nt supā́raḥ sunvatáḥ sákhā | tásmā índrāya gāyata ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
He who is Wealth’s defender, mighty, a good ferrier-over, the Soma-presser’s friend,—to that Indra sing ye.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रायःof wealth, of riches
रायः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रयि (प्रातिपदिक: रयि- ‘wealth’)
अवनिःprotector, guardian
अवनिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअवनि (प्रातिपदिक)
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुपारःgood helper/rescuer; good ferrier (one who brings safely across)
सुपारः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसु-पार (प्रातिपदिक; सु + पार)
सुन्वतःof the Soma-presser (of the one who presses)
सुन्वतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeParticiple
Rootसु (धातु ‘to press (Soma)’) → शतृ-कृदन्त: सुन्वत्
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायto Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गायतsing (you all)!
गायत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगै (धातु ‘to sing’)
Attribution
Rishi: Traditionally Ṛgvedic attribution (Indra-stotra); AV 20 preserves Ṛgveda material—exact r̥ṣi for this pāda depends on the underlying RV locus.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh/related stotra meter (as transmitted in AV 20 stotra collections; exact metrical tagging varies by RV source).
Mantra Rasa
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