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Rig Veda 4.24.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 24, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.24

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.24)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.24; standard for many Indra hymns in this mandala)

क्रतूयन्ति क्षितयो योग उग्राशुषाणासो मिथो अर्णसातौ । सं यद्विशोऽववृत्रन्त युध्मा आदिन्नेम इन्द्रयन्ते अभीके ॥

kratūyánti kṣitáyo yóga ugrāśuṣāṇāso mithó arṇasātáu | sáṃ yád viśo’vavṛtranta yudhmā ād ín néma indrayante abhīké ||

Los pueblos ponen en acción su voluntad en la unión, oh Poderoso, ansiosos en el esfuerzo mutuo por ganar la corriente de plenitud. Cuando los clanes se cierran en la batalla, entonces, en la misma cercanía, se apremian hacia Indra y lo invocan en el fragor.

क्रतूयन्तिthey act with resolve / they show (their) will/skill
क्रतूयन्ति:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक) → क्रतूय (नामधातु/denominative) < √इ (इण्) (नामधातु-प्रत्यय -य)
क्षि॒तयःthe peoples, the settled tribes
क्षि॒तयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति (स्त्री) / क्षित् (प्रातिपदिक)
योगेin the yoking / in the encounter (battle-joining)
योगे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयोग (प्रातिपदिक) < √युज्
उग्राःfierce, formidable
उग्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उषाणासःeager, ardent
उषाणासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootउषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √वस्/उष् (वेद. ‘उषाण’ = ‘उत्सुक/प्रदीप्त/उष्ण’ भाव)
मिथःmutually, with one another
मिथः:
अव्यय-भाव (परस्पर-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथस् (अव्यय)
अर्णसातौin the winning of the flood/stream (booty), in the contest for the waters
अर्णसातौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णसाति (स्त्री) (समास/प्रातिपदिक: अर्णस् + साति ‘प्राप्ति/लाभ’)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
यत्when
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (काल/निमित्त)
TypeIndeclinable/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
विशःthe clans, the communities
विशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (स्त्री) ‘जन/कुल/प्रजा’
अववृत्रन्तेthey close in / they surround / they roll down upon
अववृत्रन्ते:
क्रिया (उपवाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वृञ्) ‘to turn/roll/cover’ + अव (उपसर्ग) + अव (उपसर्ग) (वेद. द्विरुपसर्गः)
युध्माःwarlike, battle-ready
युध्माः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootयुध्म (प्रातिपदिक) < √युध्
towards, unto
:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
नेमःthe allotted share / the due portion
नेमः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रयन्ते इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootनेम (प्रातिपदिक) ‘भाग/सीमा/नियमित-भाग’
इन्द्रयन्तेthey seek/press for Indra; they make (it) Indra-like; they call on Indra
इन्द्रयन्ते:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइन्द्रय (नामधातु/denominative) < इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + -य (नामधातु)
अभीकेnearby, at close quarters
अभीके:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (locative adverbial)
Rootअभीक (प्रातिपदिक) ‘निकट/समीप’

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