Rig Veda 4.32.21: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 21
Sukta 4.32
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भूरिदा ह्यसि श्रुतः पुरुत्रा शूर वृत्रहन् । आ नो भजस्व राधसि ॥
Transliteration
bhūrí-dā hy ási śrutáḥ purutrā́ śūra vṛtra-han | ā́ no bhajasva rā́dhasi ||
Translation
Tum bahut jagah jaane jaate ho bade daate ho. Tum bahadur ho, rukawaton ko todne wale. Hamein bhi apni khushi aur barkat ka hissa do. Hamare paas aakar baant do.
Word by Word
भूरिदाःbountiful-giver
भूरिदाः:
Kartā (स्तुत्यर्थे विशेषणम्) / सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootभूरि-दा (प्रातिपदिक; दा < √दा ‘देने’)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
असिyou are
असि:
Kriyā (अस्ति-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
श्रुतःrenowned, famed
श्रुतः:
Kartā-विशेषण / सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
पुरुत्राin many places, widely
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/विस्तार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरु + त्रा
शूरO hero
शूर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रहन्O slayer of Vṛtra
वृत्रहन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootवृत्र-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; √हन् ‘हिंसायाम्’)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (लाभार्थे ‘to us’) / सम्बन्ध (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
भजस्वbestow, apportion
भजस्व:
Kriyā (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√भज् (सेवायाम्/विभागे)
राधसिin (your) bounty/wealth
राधसि:
Adhikaraṇa (विषय/आश्रय: ‘in/with wealth’)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
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