Rig Veda 4.17.11: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 11

Sukta 4.17

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

समिन्द्रो गा अजयत्सं हिरण्या समश्विया मघवा यो ह पूर्वीः । एभिर्नृभिर्नृतमो अस्य शाकै रायो विभक्ता सम्भरश्च वस्वः ॥

Transliteration

sám índro gā́ ajayat sáṃ híraṇyā sáṃ aśviyā́ maghávā yó ha pūrvī́ḥ | ébhir nṛ́bhir nṛ́tamo asya śākái rāyó vibhaktā́ sambháraś ca vásvaḥ ||

Translation

Juntos Indra conquistó las Gās, juntos la plenitud de oro, juntos las potencias de los caballos — él, el generoso, desde antiguo. Con estos hombres, el más varonil por sus fuerzas, es el distribuidor de las riquezas y el recolector del verdadero tesoro del ser.

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Word by Word

• सम्: together; completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (upasarga) / सम् (avyaya)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (prātipadika)

• अजयत्: won; conquered
• अजयत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (dhātu) ‘to conquer, win’

• सम्: together; completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (upasarga) / सम् (avyaya)

• हिरण्याः: gold (pieces/treasures)
• हिरण्याः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (prātipadika)

• सम्: together; completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (upasarga) / सम् (avyaya)

• अश्वियाः: horse(-rich) [spoils]; horses/horse-wealth
• अश्वियाः: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अश्विय (prātipadika, from अश्व ‘horse’)

• मघवा: the bountiful one
• मघवा: Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: मघवन् (prātipadika)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā (relative clause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (pronoun)

• ह: indeed
• ह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (particle)

• पूर्वीः: the former ones; earlier (hosts/deeds)
• पूर्वीः: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पूर्व (prātipadika)

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (pronoun)

• नृभिः: with men; with heroes
• नृभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (prātipadika)

• नृतमः: most manly; best of men
• नृतमः: Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृतम (superlative prātipadika from नृ ‘man’)

• अस्य: of him; of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (genitival relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (pronoun)

• शाकैः: with powers; with strengths
• शाकैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (prātipadika; ‘power, might, ability’)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि (prātipadika)

• विभक्ता: distributor; apportioner
• विभक्ता: Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
• Type: Kṛdanta (participle)
• Root: वि-भज् (dhātu) ‘to distribute, apportion’

• सम्भरः: provider; gatherer (of goods)
• सम्भरः: Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-भृ (dhātu) ‘to bring together, procure’ → सम्भर (prātipadika)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (particle)

• वसुः: good; benefactor; wealth-giver
• वसुः: Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वसु (prātipadika)