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Rig Veda 7.21.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 21, Mantra 9

Sukta 7.21

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

सखायस्त इन्द्र विश्वह स्याम नमोवृधासो महिना तरुत्र । वन्वन्तु स्मा तेऽवसा समीकेऽभीतिमर्यो वनुषां शवांसि ॥

sákhāyas ta indra viśváha syāma namovṛdhā́so mahinā́ tarutra | vánvantu smā́ te ’vásā samīké ’bhītím aryo vánuṣāṃ śávāṃsi ||

Seamos, oh Indra, tus compañeros siempre, creciendo en la fuerza de la reverente entrega, cruzando más allá por tu grandeza. Que, con tu ayuda en el encuentro, las fuerzas del ario esforzado venzan el embate del temor.

सखायःfriends, companions
सखायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वहाalways, at all times
विश्वहा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/नित्यत्व-अर्थे)
TypeIndeclinable (adverb)
Rootविश्वहा (अव्ययीभाव/समास; विश्व + हा/ह)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
नमोवृधासःgrowing through homage / homage-increasing (devotees)
नमोवृधासः:
Kartā (स्याम इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound epithet)
Rootनमो-वृध (समास; नमस् + वृध ‘वर्धक/वर्धमान’)
महिनाby greatness, by might
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहिन्/महिमा- (प्रातिपदिक)
तरुत्रas a helper/saviour; in rescuing fashion
तरुत्र:
TypeIndeclinable/Adverbial epithet
Rootतरुत्र (अव्यय/विशेषण; RV-प्रयोगः ‘सहाय/रक्षक’)
वन्वन्तुlet them win/attain
वन्वन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootवन्व्/वनु (धातु; ‘जीत्/प्राप्त्/अन्वेष्’ RV)
स्मindeed, just
स्म:
TypeParticle
Rootस्म (निपात)
तेto you, for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवसाwith help, with aid
अवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
समीकेin the encounter, in the battle/meeting
समीके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमीक- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभीतिम्fearlessness; absence of fear
अभीतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभीति- (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यःthe Arya (noble man/ally)
अर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
वनुषाम्of the rivals/contenders
वनुषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवनु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विजेता/प्रतिद्वन्द्वी’ RV)
शवांसिstrengths, powers
शवांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

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