Mantra 1

Sukta 104

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इमा उ त्वा पुरूवसो गिरो वर्धन्तु या मम । पावकवर्णाः शुचयो विपश्चितोऽभि स्तोमैरनूषत

IAST Transliteration

imā́ u tvā purū́vaso gíro vardhantu yā́ máma | pāvakávarṇā́ḥ śúcayo vipaścíto ’bhí stómair anūṣata ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

These, verily, O Much-wealthy, my songs shall strengthen thee;—pure, of cleansing lustre, wise and stainless,—they have with praises sung unto thee.

Word by Word

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Karma
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उ: indeed / and
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• त्वा: you (acc.)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरूवसो: O rich-in-goods / O bountiful one
• पुरूवसो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (Epithet)
• Root: पुरूवस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/सम्बोधन-योग्य)

• गिरः: songs / hymns
• गिरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्धन्तु: may (they) increase / strengthen
• वर्धन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)

• याः: which
• याः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (Relative pronoun)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पावकवर्णाः: having a purifying/bright color
• पावकवर्णाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावक-वर्ण (समास-प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष)

• शुचयः: pure, bright
• शुचयः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)

• विपश्चितः: wise, discerning
• विपश्चितः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• स्तोमैः: with praises / with hymns
• स्तोमैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनूषत: they praised / they have lauded
• अनूषत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नु/नव् (धातु; स्तुति/नुत्यर्थ; ‘to praise’), उपसर्ग: अनु-

Attribution

Rishi: RV tradition: attributed within Indra-stotra cycles (AV 20 is largely Rigvedic reprise; specific r̥ṣi varies by RV source).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type RV meter (as transmitted in AV 20; exact metrical classification depends on RV source-verse).

Mantra Rasa

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