Mantra 3

Sukta 106

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वां विष्णुर्बृहन् क्षयो मित्रो गृणाति वरुणः । त्वां शर्धो मदत्यनु मारुतम्

IAST Transliteration

tvā́ṁ víṣṇur bṛhán kṣáyo mitró gṛṇāti váruṇaḥ | tvā́ṁ śárdho mádaty ánu mā́rutam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thee Viṣṇu, in the great abode, and Mitra sing; and Varuṇa. The Marut-host exults, attending thee, in Marut-wise array.

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you (as object)
• त्वाम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (proper/theonym)
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)

• बृहन्: great, lofty
• बृहन्: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• क्षयः: dwelling, abode; (also) prosperity
• क्षयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्रः: Mitra
• मित्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (deity)
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृणाति: praises, sings to
• गृणाति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गृ (गृणाति) / √गॄ (स्तुतौ)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (deity)
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वाम्: you (as object)
• त्वाम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शर्धः: host, troop, band
• शर्धः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मदति: rejoices, exults
• मदति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मद् (हर्षे/मत्तत्वे)

• अनु: after, along, following
• अनु: (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/adverb)
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मारुतम्: Marut-host; belonging to the Maruts
• मारुतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; seer not determinable from the single verse without full hymn metadata.

Devata: Indra (with Viṣṇu, Mitra, Varuṇa, Maruts as supporting deities)

Chandas: Likely Ṛgvedic meter (requires full hymn context for certainty).

Mantra Rasa

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