Rig Veda 7.83.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 83, Mantra 4

Sukta 7.83

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Indra–Varuṇa

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इन्द्रावरुणा वधनाभिरप्रति भेदं वन्वन्ता प्र सुदासमावतम् । ब्रह्माण्येषां शृणुतं हवीमनि सत्या तृत्सूनामभवत्पुरोहितिः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.83.4

Transliteration

indrā́varuṇā vadhánābhir apratí bhédáṃ vanvántā prá sudā́sam āvatam | bráhmāṇy eṣāṃ śṛṇutaṃ hávīmani satyā́ tṛ́tsūnām abhavat puróhitiḥ ||

Translation

Indra aur Varuna, tumne apni taakat se dushman ki deewaar tod di jo koi nahi tod sakta tha. Tumne Sudas ki madad ki aur use aage badhaya. In logon ke mantro ko suno jab woh havan kar rahe hain. Trtsu ke liye sachcha marg darshak ban gaya jo aage chalke unhe le gaya.

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Word by Word

• इन्द्रा: O Indra (as one of the pair)
• इन्द्रा: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरुणा: O Varuṇa (as one of the pair)
• वरुणा: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• वधनाभिः: with weapons / with means of smiting
• वधनाभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘weapon/means of striking’)

• अप्रति: irresistibly; without opposition
• अप्रति: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ- + प्रति (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• भेदम्: a breach; a breaking (of the enemy/obstacle)
• भेदम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक; from √भिद्)

• वन्वन्ता: pressing on; pursuing
• वन्वन्ता: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन्/वन्व् (to strive, press on, pursue)

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• सुदासम्: Sudās (the king)
• सुदासम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदास (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)

• आवतम्: you two helped / protected
• आवतम्: कर्तृ (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अव् (to help, protect, favour) with आ-

• ब्रह्माणि: the sacred hymns / prayers
• ब्रह्माणि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; hymn, sacred formulation)

• एषाम्: of these (men/people)
• एषाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शृणुतम्: hear (you two)!
• शृणुतम्: कर्तृ (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (to hear)

• हवीमनि: in the offering; at the oblation
• हवीमनि: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हवीमन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘oblation/act of offering’, Vedic)

• सत्या: true; faithful
• सत्या: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• तृत्सूनाम्: of the Tṛtsus
• तृत्सूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृत्सु (प्रातिपदिक; clan-name)

• अभवत्: became; was
• अभवत्: कर्तृ (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (to be, become)

• पुरोहितिः: the purohita-priest (chaplain)
• पुरोहितिः: कर्तृ/विधेय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोहिति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘priest placed in front’, chaplain)