Rig Veda 4.16.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 16, Mantra 2

Sukta 4.16

Devata: Indra

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अव स्य शूराध्वनो नान्तेऽस्मिन्नो अद्य सवने मन्दध्यै । शंसात्युक्थमुशनेव वेधाश्चिकितुषे असुर्याय मन्म ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.16.2

Transliteration

áva sya śūrā́dhvano nā́nte’ asmín no adyá sávane mandadhyái | śáṃsāty u̱kthám uśánāiva vedhā́ś cikitúṣe asuryā́ya mánma ||

Translation

Indra aaj Soma ke samay hamare liye khush mat ho, yeh nahi hona chahiye. Jo jaanta hai, woh geet gaata hai, jaise Ushana ne kiya tha. Yeh baat samajhne wale ke liye hai, jo shakti chahta hai.

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Word by Word

• अव: down; forth (preverb/emphasis)
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (उपसर्ग) / अव (अव्यय)

• स्य: of him/its
• स्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शूरात्: from the hero
• शूरात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अध्वनः: of the path/journey
• अध्वनः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like; as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अयम्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• सवने: at the pressing/oblation (soma-pressing)
• सवने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवन (प्रातिपदिक)

• मन्दध्यै: to gladden; for exhilaration
• मन्दध्यै: प्रयोजन (purpose)
• Type: Verbal noun (infinitival) / Kṛdanta
• Root: मन्दधि (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; from √मन्द्/मद् ‘to be glad, exhilarate’ + धि/धा-formation)

• शंसाति: praises; proclaims
• शंसाति: Kartā (implicit subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस् (स्तुति/कथन)

• उक्थम्: hymn; recitation (uktha)
• उक्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• उशना: Uśanā (Uśanas/Kavi)
• उशना: Kartā (of implied comparison)
• Type: Proper noun
• Root: उशनस्/उशना (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like; as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• वेधाः: the wise one; seer
• वेधाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस्/वेधा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise one, seer’)

• चिकितुषे: to the discerning one
• चिकितुषे: Sampradāna
• Type: Participle (perfect active) used substantively
• Root: √चित् (to perceive/notice) with reduplication ‘चिकित्’ (perfect/participle base)

• असुर्याय: to the lordly/mighty one
• असुर्याय: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: असुर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘asurya’ = lordly/Asura-related, mighty)

• मन्म: thought; hymn; formulation
• मन्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मन्/मन्म (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, hymn, intention’)