Rig Veda 4.32.17: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 17
Sukta 4.32
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra (with Soma as empowering substance)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सहस्रं व्यतीनां युक्तानामिन्द्रमीमहे । शतं सोमस्य खार्यः ॥
Transliteration
sahásraṃ vyátīnām yuktā́nām índram īmahe | śatáṃ sómasya khāryàḥ ||
Translation
Nous implorons Indra avec mille puissances de discernement attelées, et avec cent mesures de Soma, joie élevée, afin que la force soit rendue prête en nous.
Word by Word
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
व्यतीनाम्of the interlacings / woven strands (nets)
व्यतीनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यती (प्रातिपदिक; ‘व्यति’/‘व्यती’ = बुनाई/तन्तु/जाल/व्यूह-सम्बद्ध)
युक्तानाम्yoked / joined / harnessed
युक्तानाम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (of व्यतीनाम्)
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootयुज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त/क्त)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe seek / we implore
ईमहे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयम्/याच्? (वैदिक: √यम् ‘to seek/ask’ with desiderative/precative nuance in ātmanepada; traditional pada: ईमहे = ‘we beg/seek’)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
खार्यःloads / measures (of soma)
खार्यः:
Kartā (nominal subject of implied ‘are/let there be’)
TypeNoun
Rootखार्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘खारि/खार्य’ = माप/पात्र/भार-परिमाण, esp. a load/measure)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.