Rig Veda 3.40.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 40, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.40
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for Mandala 3)
Devata: Indra (in companionship with the Viśve Devāḥ)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify per critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्र प्र णो धितावानं यज्ञं विश्वेभिर्देवेभिः । तिर स्तवान विश्पते ॥
Transliteration
índra prá no dhitā́vānaṃ yajñáṃ víśvebhir devébhiḥ | tíra stavāna viśpate ||
Translation
Oh Indra, conduce hacia delante nuestro sacrificio (yajña) bien asentado con todos los dioses; pasando más allá de las fuerzas que obstruyen, alabado por nuestras palabras, oh señor del pueblo, afirma el rito en su avance victorioso.
Word by Word
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
धितावानम्well-ordered/established (having been set/placed)
धितावानम्:
कर्म (यज्ञम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootधिता-वत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक); धिता < √धा (धा धारणे/स्थापने) + -त (PPP), + वत्
यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् (यज देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु)
विश्वेभिःwith all
विश्वेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/समस्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव् (दिव् दीप्तौ)
तिरःacross, over; beyond
तिरः:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपपद)
स्तवानpraising, the praiser
स्तवान:
कर्तृ (अन्तर्निहित क्रिया: ‘स्तौति/स्तवते’)
TypeParticiple (agentive)
Rootस्तवान् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √स्तु (स्तु स्तुतौ) + शतृ/शानच् (वेदिक रूप)
विश्पतेO lord of the clan/people
विश्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (compound, vocative)
Rootविश्-पति (समास) (प्रातिपदिक): विश् ‘कुल/जन/विष्टि’ + पति
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