Rig Veda 10.22.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 22, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.22
Rishi: Unknown from provided excerpt
Devata: Indra (Vajrī)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युजानो अश्वा वातस्य धुनी देवो देवस्य वज्रिवः । स्यन्ता पथा विरुक्मता सृजानः स्तोष्यध्वनः ॥
Transliteration
yujānó aśvā vā́tasya dhúnī devó devásya vajri-vaḥ | syántā pathā́ virúkmātā sṛjānás stoṣy ádhvanaḥ ||
Translation
Attelant les chevaux — les puissances impétueuses du Vent —, ô Vajrin, dieu qui accomplit l’œuvre divine, tu fais couler des voies de mouvement rayonnant ; façonnant la route, tu deviens la louange tout au long du chemin.
Word by Word
युजानःyoking / harnessing
युजानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootयुज् (धातु) → युज् + शानच्
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वातस्यof the wind
वातस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
धुनीthe roaring/whirling one (rush, surge)
धुनी:
कर्तृ (वाक्ये विशेषण/उपपद-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootधुनी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धुनि/धुनी’)
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god (divine)
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रिवःO wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्रिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
स्यन्ता(the two) streaming / flowing
स्यन्ता:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootस्यन्द् (धातु) → स्यन्द् + शतृ/शानच् (वैदिक रूप)
पथाby the path / along the way
पथा:
करण/अध्व-मार्ग (instrumental of path)
TypeNoun
Rootपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
विरुक्मताwith shining ornaments / glittering
विरुक्मता:
विशेषण (करणे सह)
TypeAdjective
Rootविरुक्मत् (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + रुक्म + मतुप्)
सृजानःreleasing / letting loose
सृजानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootसृज् (धातु) → सृज् + शानच्
स्तोस्यI shall praise
स्तोस्य:
कर्तृ (वक्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु) → लृट्/लुट्? (वैदिक भविष्यत्/इच्छार्थ) 1sg
अध्वनःof the journey / of the road
अध्वनः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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