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Rig Veda 10.120.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 120, Mantra 9

Sukta 10.120

Rishi: Bṛhaddiva Ātharvaṇa / Atharvanic seer-line (traditional for RV 10.120)
Devata: Indra (as the embodied power of victory)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

एवा महान्बृहद्दिवो अथर्वावोचत्स्वां तन्वमिन्द्रमेव । स्वसारो मातरिभ्वरीररिप्रा हिन्वन्ति च शवसा वर्धयन्ति च ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.120.9

evā́ mahā́n bṛháddivo athárvā́vocāt svā́ṃ tanvàm índram evá | svásāro mātaríbhvarīr ariprā́ hinvánti ca śávasā vardháyanti ca ||

अथर्वन ने कहा कि इंद्र खुद उसका अपना शरीर है। बहन जैसी शक्तियाँ और माता जैसी शक्तियाँ मिलके उस्से आगे बढ़ाती हैं। उनमें कोई दोष नहीं है। अपनी ताकत से उस्से और बड़ा बना देती हैं।

एवाthus, indeed
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात) + आ (प्रगृह्य-वृद्धि) → एवा
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā (with implied subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्lofty, vast
बृहत्:
Kartā (with implied subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘sky, heaven’)
अथthen, now
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
अथर्वाAtharvan
अथर्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootअथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि/नाम)
अवोचत्spoke, uttered
अवोचत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
स्वाम्his/one’s own
स्वाम्:
Karma (with तन्वम्)
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वम्body, self, person
तन्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma (object of identification/utterance)
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
एवjust, indeed
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
स्वसारःsisters
स्वसारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरिin/at the mother
मातरि:
Adhikaraṇa (locative)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
भ्वरीःthe mighty/active (ones)
भ्वरीः:
Kartā (apposition to स्वसारः)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootभ्वरी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strong/active, mighty’—Vedic epithet)
अरिप्राःunharmed, unassailable
अरिप्राः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootअरिप्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘uninjured, unharmed, unassailable’—Vedic)
हिन्वन्तिthey impel, set in motion
हिन्वन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहिन्व् (धातु)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
शवसाwith strength, by might
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयन्तिthey increase, make grow
वर्धयन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु; causative stem वर्धय-)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)

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