Mantra 4

Sukta 70

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनवद्यैरभिद्युभिर्मखः सहस्वदर्चति । गणैरिन्द्रस्य काम्यैः

IAST Transliteration

anavadyáir abhidyúbhir makháḥ sahásvad arcati | gaṇáir índrasya kāmyáiḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With faultless, overpowering powers the sacrifice, mighty, shines forth—along with the desirable companies of Indra.

Translation

Par des puissances irréprochables et irrésistibles, le sacrifice—puissant—resplendit, célébré, avec les troupes désirables d’Indra.

Word by Word

• अनवद्यैः: with blameless / faultless
• अनवद्यैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवद्य (प्रातिपदिक; a- + अवद्य)

• अभिद्युभिः: with overpowering/bright (powers, rays)
• अभिद्युभिः: करण
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun-like epithet
• Root: अभिद्यु (प्रातिपदिक; अभि- + द्यु ‘दीप्ति/प्रकाश’)

• मखः: the sacrificer / the sacrifice (personified)
• मखः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहस्वत्: mighty, powerful
• सहस्वत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; सहस् ‘बल’ + -वत्)

• अर्चति: praises / worships
• अर्चति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)

• गणैः: with troops / groups
• गणैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• काम्यैः: with desirable / pleasing (ones)
• काम्यैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कम् ‘इच्छा’ → ‘desired/pleasing’)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (per RV source)

Devata: Indra / Makha (sacrifice) as empowered by Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (RV-derived)

Mantra Rasa

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