Mantra 4

Sukta 70

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनवद्यैरभिद्युभिर्मखः सहस्वदर्चति । गणैरिन्द्रस्य काम्यैः

IAST Transliteration

anavadyáir abhidyúbhir makháḥ sahásvad arcati | gaṇáir índrasya kāmyáiḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With faultless, overpowering powers the sacrifice, mighty, shines forth—along with the desirable companies of Indra.

Word by Word

• अनवद्यैः: with blameless / faultless
• अनवद्यैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवद्य (प्रातिपदिक; a- + अवद्य)

• अभिद्युभिः: with overpowering/bright (powers, rays)
• अभिद्युभिः: करण
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun-like epithet
• Root: अभिद्यु (प्रातिपदिक; अभि- + द्यु ‘दीप्ति/प्रकाश’)

• मखः: the sacrificer / the sacrifice (personified)
• मखः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहस्वत्: mighty, powerful
• सहस्वत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; सहस् ‘बल’ + -वत्)

• अर्चति: praises / worships
• अर्चति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)

• गणैः: with troops / groups
• गणैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• काम्यैः: with desirable / pleasing (ones)
• काम्यैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कम् ‘इच्छा’ → ‘desired/pleasing’)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (per RV source)

Devata: Indra / Makha (sacrifice) as empowered by Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (RV-derived)

Mantra Rasa

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