Mantra 5
Sukta 63
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
कदा मर्तमराधसं पदा क्षुम्पमिव स्फुरत्। कदा नः शुश्रवद् गिर इन्द्रो अङ्ग
IAST Transliteration
kadā́ mártam arā́dhasaṁ padā́ kṣúmpam iva sphúrat | kadā́ naḥ śuśrávad gíra índro aṅgá ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
When will he spurn with foot the mortal churl, as one kicks off a stump? When will Indra, verily, give ear unto our words?
Word by Word
कदाwhen?
कदा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकारण) / प्रश्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
मर्तम्a mortal (man)
मर्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अरा॒धसम्unhelped / without favor (unblessed)
अरा॒धसम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-राधस (प्रातिपदिक; राधस् ‘उपकार/दान/कृपा’)
पदाwith (your) foot / by a step
पदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षुम्पम्a tuft/cluster (as of grass/hair)
क्षुम्पम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुम्प (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
स्फुरत्(he) strikes/jerks/shakes
स्फुरत्:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहितः—इन्द्रः) / क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्फुर् (धातु)
कदाwhen?
कदा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकारण) / प्रश्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (our/for us) संदर्भे
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
शुश्रवत्(he) has heard / listened
शुश्रवत्:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहितः—इन्द्रः) / क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
गिरःsongs/utterances
गिरः:
Karma (श्रवणस्य विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गindeed / O! (particle)
अङ्ग:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग
Attribution
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (per corresponding RV hymn attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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