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Atharva Veda 20.19.5: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 5

Sukta 19

इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे पुरुहू॒तमुप॑ ब्रुवे । भरे॑षु॒ वाज॑सातये

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.19.5

índraṃ vṛtrā́ya hántave puruhūtám úpa bruve | bháreṣu vā́jasātaye

Indra, the much-invoked, to smite Vṛtra—him I call unto me; in battles, for the winning of the prize of strength.

मैं इंद्र को बुला रहा हूँ, बहुत लोग उसे बुलाते हैं, क्योंकि वृत्र दुश्मन को मारना है। जंग में जीतने के लिए, ताकत पाने के लिए, मैं इंद्र को बुला रहा हूँ।

इन्द्रम्Indra (as the one addressed/mentioned)
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म (ब्रुवे इति वाक्ये—यम् उप ब्रुवे)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रायfor Vṛtra (for the slaying of Vṛtra)
वृत्राय:
सम्प्रदान (हन्तवे इत्यस्य—वृत्राय हन्तवे = वृत्रस्य वधाय)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्तवेto slay, to kill
हन्तवे:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (क्रियायाः—उप ब्रुवे: ‘to slay’ as purpose)
TypeVerb-derived (Infinitive)
Rootहन् (धातु)
पुरुहूतम्much-invoked (epithet of Indra)
पुरुहूतम्:
कर्म (इन्द्रम् इत्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासः: पुरु + हूत ‘much-invoked’)
उपtowards, unto; (as a preverb)
उप:
क्रियाविशेषण (उप- ब्रुवे = ‘address/utter to, invoke’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब्रुवेI speak, I invoke/utter
ब्रुवे:
कर्तृ (अहं—वक्ता/ऋषिः)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
भरेषुin battles, in contests
भरेषु:
अधिकरण (यत्र/यस्मिन्—‘in battles/contests’)
TypeNoun
Rootभर (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजसातयेfor the winning of the prize (strength/victory)
वाजसातये:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (उप ब्रुवे—‘for the winning of the prize/strength’)
TypeNoun (abstract/action noun)
Rootवाजसाति (प्रातिपदिक; वाज + साति ‘winning of prize/strength’)

Rishi: Rigvedic seer-tradition (borrowed into AV 20)

Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra

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