Mantra 3

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्र प्र णो धितावानं यज्ञं विश्वेभिर्देवेभिः। तिर स्तवान विश्पते

IAST Transliteration

índra prá no dhitā́vānaṃ yajñáṃ víśvebhir devébhíḥ | tirás tavān viśpate

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra, set thou forward for us the sacrifice well-ordered, with all the Gods; overpassing (all hindrance) by thy praise, O Lord of the folk.

Word by Word

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) / इन्द्र-

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धितावानम्: the well-ordered / well-set (one)
• धितावानम्: कर्म (object, apposition to यज्ञम्)
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: धिता-वन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; धि/धा-धातु से ‘धित’ + वन्)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice, rite
• यज्ञम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वेभिः: with all
• विश्वेभिः: करण (instrument/association)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (सर्व/समस्त; प्रातिपदिक)

• देवेभिः: with the gods
• देवेभिः: करण (instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• तिरः: across, beyond; over
• तिरः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तिरस् (अव्यय/निपात)

• स्तवान: praising; having praised
• स्तवान: कर्ता (as predicate/epithet)
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तवान् (कृदन्त; परस्मैपदी परिप्रयोग)

• विश्पते: O lord of the clan/settlement
• विश्पते: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun (title)
• Root: विश्-पति (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic attribution (borrowed into AV 20): typically Indra-hymn seers; exact r̥ṣi for this pada requires RV parallel identification.

Devata: Indra (with Viśve Devāḥ as associated collective)

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class (requires RV parallel confirmation for exact meter).

Mantra Rasa

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