Mantra 2

Sukta 73

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नू चिन्नु ते मन्यमानस्य दस्मोदश्नुवन्ति महिमानमुग्र । न वीर्यऽमिन्द्र ते न राधः

IAST Transliteration

nú cid nú te mányamānasya dasmó́d aśnuvanti mahimā́nam ugra | ná vī́ryam indra te ná rā́dhaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Even now, of thee who deemest thyself, O wondrous, fierce one, none attain thy majesty. Not thy heroic might, O Indra, nor thy bounty faileth.

Word by Word

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• चित्: even; indeed
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्

• नु: indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• ते: of you; your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• मन्यमानस्य: of (you) thinking/considering
• मन्यमानस्य: सम्बन्ध (qualifier in genitive)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √मन् (मन्यते) + शानच्

• दस्मः: the wondrous/skillful one
• दस्मः: कर्तृ (subject, appositional epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दस्म

• उदश्नुवन्ति: they attain; they reach
• उदश्नुवन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + √अश् (अश्नुते)

• महिमानम्: greatness; majesty
• महिमानम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन्

• उग्र: O mighty one
• उग्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वीर्यम्: heroic power; valor
• वीर्यम्: कर्म (with implied verb ‘(is)’) / predicate-noun
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र

• ते: of you; your
• ते: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• राधः: bounty; gift; favor
• राधः: कर्म (with implied verb ‘(is)’) / predicate-noun
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधस्

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (Indra-stuti); in AV 20 the r̥ṣi attribution follows RV tradition for the borrowed hymn (consult AV 20 anukramaṇī for exact name).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style stotra meter; AV 20 largely preserves RV meters)

Mantra Rasa

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