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Atharva Veda 20.70.9: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 70, Mantra 9

Sukta 70

इन्द्रो॑ दी॒र्घाय॒ चक्ष॑स॒ आ सूर्यं॑ रोहयद् दि॒वि। वि गोभि॒रिन्द्र॑मैरयत्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.70.9

índro dīrghā́ya cákṣasa ā́ sū́ryaṁ rohayan diví | ví gobhír índram airayat

Indra, for long continuance and for sight, caused the Sun to mount in heaven; widely, with the (bright) cows, he set Indra in motion.

इंद्र ने सूरज को आसमान में चढ़ाया, ताकि लंबा तक नज़र आता रहे। चमकदार गायों के साथ इंद्र को फैलाया।

इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दीर्घायfor long (duration)
दीर्घाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षसेfor sight/vision
चक्षसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आup, towards (prefixal: ‘up/onto’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सूर्यम्the sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रोहयत्raised/caused to mount
रोहयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (रुहँ आरोहणे) + णिच्
दिविin heaven/in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
विapart, forth (distributively/intensively)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गोभिःwith cows/with rays (lit. ‘cows’)
गोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऐरयत्impelled/set in motion
ऐरयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्/√इर् (ईरँ गतौ/प्रेरणे) + णिच्

Rishi: Ṛgvedic seer per RV parallel.

Devata: Indra (with solar act as mythic predicate)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

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