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Rig Veda 4.21.10: Mandala 4, Sukta 21, Mantra 10

Sukta 4.21

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)

एवा वस्व इन्द्रः सत्यः सम्राड्ढन्ता वृत्रं वरिवः पूरवे कः । पुरुष्टुत क्रत्वा नः शग्धि रायो भक्षीय तेऽवसो दैव्यस्य ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.21.10

evā́ vásva índraḥ satyáḥ samrā́ḍ dhántā vṛtráṃ vári-vaḥ pūráve karitikaḥ | puru-stuta krátvā naḥ śágdhi rāyó bhakṣīyá té ’vaso daívyasya ||

Indra, tum acche ho aur sachche ho. Tum raja ho. Tumne Vritra ko maara. Tumne Puru logon ke liye jagah banayi. Log tumhari bohot tarif karte hain. Tum apni shakti se humare kaam karo. Tumhari madad se hum bhi kuch paa sakein. Tumhari suraksha humein milti rahe.

एवाjust so; indeed
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वस्वःof the good/wealthy one (Vasu)
वस्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
सत्यःtrue; faithful
सत्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य
सम्राट्sovereign king
सम्राट्:
कर्तृ (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun
Rootसम्राज्
हन्ताslayer
हन्ता:
कर्तृ (agent)
TypeAgent-noun (kṛdanta) / Noun
Rootहन्
वृत्रम्Vṛtra
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र
वरिवःfree space; favor; room
वरिवः:
कर्म (thing sought/asked)
TypeNoun
Rootवरिवस्
पूरवेto Pūru
पूरवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपूरु
कःwho? (indeed/ever)
कः:
कर्तृ/सम्बोधन-प्राय (rhetorical)
TypePronoun (interrogative) / particle
Rootक
पुरुष्टुतmuch-praised
पुरुष्टुत:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरु-स्तुत
क्रत्वाby (your) power/resolve
क्रत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
शग्धिhelp; be able to aid
शग्धि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशक्
रायःof wealth; of riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (रे/रयि) → रायः
भक्षीयmay I enjoy/partake
भक्षीय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (भक्ष् as desiderative/causative nuance in Vedic usage) → भक्षीय
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अवसःof help; of protection
अवसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
दैव्यस्यdivine
दैव्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदैव्य

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