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Rig Veda 3.43.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 43, Mantra 4

Sukta 3.43

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (requires metrical verification)

आ च त्वामेता वृषणा वहातो हरी सखाया सुधुरा स्वङ्गा । धानावदिन्द्रः सवनं जुषाणः सखा सख्युः शृणवद्वन्दनानि ॥

ā́ ca tvā́m etā́ vṛ́ṣaṇā vahāto hárī sakhāyā su-dhúrā sv-áṅgā | dhānā́vad índraḥ sávanaṁ juṣāṇáḥ sakhā́ sakhyúḥ śṛṇavád vándanāni ||

And these two mighty companions, the bay steeds, well-yoked and strong-limbed, bear thee hither. Let Indra, rich in the grain of increase, accept the pressing; as friend of the friend, may he hear our words of adoration.

hither, towards
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
एताthese two
एता:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद्
वृषणाthe two vigorous/bull-like ones
वृषणा:
कर्तृ (एतयोः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषन्
वहातःcarry, convey
वहातः:
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
हरीthe two bay steeds (Harīs)
हरी:
कर्तृ (एता/वृषणा इत्यस्य अपि)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
सखायाtwo companions
सखाया:
कर्तृ (हरी इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
सुधुराwell-yoked, having good yokes
सुधुरा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-धुर
स्वङ्गाwell-limbed, of good form
स्वङ्गा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वङ्ग
धानावत्rich in grain/oblation
धानावत्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootधानावत् (धानावन्त्)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
सवनम्the Soma-pressing, libation
सवनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसवन
जुषाणःenjoying, accepting
जुषाणः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeParticiple
Root√जुष्
सखाa friend
सखा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
सख्युःof (his) friend
सख्युः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
शृणवत्may he hear
शृणवत्:
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु
वन्दनानिpraises, acts of worship
वन्दनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवन्दन

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