Mantra 4
Sukta 63
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
य एक इद् विदयते वसु मर्ताय दाशुषे । ईशानो अप्रतिष्कुत इन्द्रो अङ्ग
IAST Transliteration
yá éka íd vidáyate vásu mártāya dāśúṣe | ī́śāno ápratiṣkuta índro aṅgá ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
He who alone, yea he, can win and deal out wealth unto the mortal who hath offered—sovereign, not to be gainsaid—’tis Indra, verily.
Word by Word
यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकःalone; one
एकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootएक- (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात/अव्यय)
विद्यतेis found; exists; is known/manifest
विद्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विद् ज्ञाने) — आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः
वसुwealth; a good (treasure)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा वस्ु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तायto a mortal
मर्ताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त- (प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेto the giver; to the worshipper (who offers)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple (giver/worshipper)
Root√दाश् (दाश् दाने/यज्ञे) → दाश्वस्/दाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, परिपूर्ण/अतीतार्थक)
ईशानःruling; lordly
ईशानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Root√ईश् (ईश् ऐश्वर्ये) → ईशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रतिष्कुतःunopposed; not repelled/checked
अप्रतिष्कुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + प्रति-√स्कु/√स्कुन्द्? (वैदिक) → प्रतिष्कुत (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक); नकारार्थे उपसर्गः अ-
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गindeed; O (emphatic particle)
अङ्ग:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग (निपात/सम्बोधन-निपात)
Attribution
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (per corresponding RV hymn attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (shorter pādas; RV-style refrain with aṅga)
Mantra Rasa
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