Rig Veda 4.21.4 — Mandala 4, Sukta 21, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.21
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्थूरस्य रायो बृहतो य ईशे तमु ष्टवाम विदथेष्विन्द्रम् । यो वायुना जयति गोमतीषु प्र धृष्णुया नयति वस्यो अच्छ ॥
Transliteration
sthūrásya rāyó bṛható yá ī́śe tám u ṣṭavāma vidátheṣv índram | yó vāyúnā jáyati gómatiṣu prá dhṛṣṇu-yā́ náyati vásyo áccha ||
Translation
A Indra, que gobierna la riqueza maciza, la gran plenitud, a él lo alabamos en las asambleas. Él, que con el soplo-viento (vāyu) vence en los campos ricos en Luz (gomatī), y con audaz energía nos conduce adelante hacia lo mejor, hacia lo deseable.
Word by Word
स्थूरस्यof the massive/solid
स्थूरस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूर
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootरायि (स्त्री.)
बृहतःof the great/lofty
बृहतः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
ईशेrules, is lord of
ईशे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईश्
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
उindeed
उ:
(सम्बन्धक/बलवाचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
ष्टवामwe two praise
ष्टवाम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
विदथेषुin the assemblies/rites
विदथेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootइन्द्र
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
वायुनाwith/through the wind (Vāyu)
वायुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
जयतिconquers, wins
जयति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजि
गोमतीषुamong the cow-rich (prizes/possessions)
गोमतीषु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत्
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
धृष्णुयाwith boldness, boldly
धृष्णुया:
करण
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootधृष्णु
नयतिleads
नयति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनी
वस्यःthe better (good), a better state/boon
वस्यः:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (comparative)
Rootवस्यस्
अच्छtowards
अच्छ:
(दिशा/गति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ
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