Rig Veda 3.44.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 44, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.44
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जज्ञानो हरितो वृषा विश्वमा भाति रोचनम् । हर्यश्वो हरितं धत्त आयुधमा वज्रं बाह्वोर्हरिम् ॥
Transliteration
jajñānó hárito vṛ́ṣā víśvam ā́ bhāti rocanám | háryaśvo háritaṃ dhatte ā́yudham ā́ vájraṃ bāhvór hárim ||
Translation
Né comme le Taureau des puissances fauves, tout l’espace lumineux resplendit. Indra aux coursiers fauves saisit l’arme fauve ; il place sur ses bras le vajra, puissance éclatante, pour l’œuvre de la victoire.
Word by Word
जज्ञानःborn; newly arisen
जज्ञानः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√जन् (jan) / प्रातिपदिक: जज्ञान- (PPP)
हरितःgolden; tawny
हरितः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहरित्-
वृषाbull; strong one
वृषा:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषन्-/वृषा-
विश्वम्all; the whole (everything)
विश्वम्:
कर्म (भाति इति क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootविश्व-
आforth; unto; completely
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भातिshines; appears
भाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भा (bhā)
रोचनम्brightness; shining realm/light
रोचनम्:
कर्म (भाति—‘shines (as) the bright realm/light’)
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन- (from √रुच्/√रुच् ‘to shine’)
हर्यश्वःhaving tawny horses
हर्यश्वः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहर्यश्व-
हरितम्the golden/tawny (thing)
हरितम्:
कर्म (धत्ते इति क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootहरित्-
धत्तेplaces; holds; puts on
धत्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (dhā)
आयुधम्weapon
आयुधम्:
कर्म (धत्ते—‘bears a weapon’)
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध-
आunto; forth; on
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वज्रम्thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
कर्म (धत्ते—‘bears the thunderbolt’)
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र-
बाह्वोःof the two arms
बाह्वोः:
अधिकरण/सम्बन्ध (स्थाने/सम्बन्धे: ‘in/on the two arms’)
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु-
हरिम्the tawny one; (often) the tawny steed/horse
हरिम्:
कर्म (धत्ते—‘bears/holds the tawny one’)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि-
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