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Mantra 14

Sukta 93

अव स्वराति गर्गरो गोधा परि सनिष्वणत्। पिङ्गा परि चनिष्कददिन्द्राय ब्रह्मोद्यतम्

áva svárāti gárgaro gódhā pári saniṣvaṇat | píṅgā pári caniṣkadat índrā́ya bráhmódyatam

Lo, Gargara uttereth sound; the iguana resoundeth round about. The tawny one springeth forth around: for Indra is the sacred spell uplifted.

अवdown; forth (preverb/particle)
अव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग) / अव (अव्यय)
स्वरातिsounds; makes a noise
स्वराति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्वर् (स्वरति) अथवा √स्वृ (स्वरति) धातु
गर्गरःthe gurgling one / a gurgler (name of a creature/sound-maker)
गर्गरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगर्गर (प्रातिपदिक)
गोधाiguana; monitor-lizard
गोधा:
Kartā (समन्वयेन) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootगोधा (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; all around
परि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सनिष्वणत्resounded; sounded all around
सनिष्वणत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्वन् (स्वनति) + नि (उपसर्ग) + स (intensive/iterative nuance in Vedic usage)
पिङ्गाthe tawny/brown one (fem.)
पिङ्गा:
Kartā (समन्वयेन) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपिङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चनिष्कदत्leapt about; sprang around
चनिष्कदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्कन्द्/√स्कद् (वैदिक: निष्कदति/निष्कद् ‘to leap, spring’) + नि + च (वैदिक पुनरुक्ति/तीव्रता-प्रत्यय)
इन्द्रायfor Indra; to Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मsacred utterance; prayer; brahman (formula)
ब्रह्म:
Karma (उद्यतम् इति सह) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्यतम्raised up; lifted; set forth
उद्यतम्:
विशेषण (ब्रह्मणः) / कर्म-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootउद् + √यम् (यच्छति) → उद्यत (कृदन्त)

Rishi: Traditionally aligned with RV-derived Indra material in AV 20; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition for this section.

Devata: Indra (primary); secondarily nimitta-beings as signifiers.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted in this late collection style)

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