Mantra 9
Sukta 70
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्रो दीर्घाय चक्षस आ सूर्यं रोहयद् दिवि। वि गोभिरिन्द्रमैरयत्
IAST Transliteration
índro dīrghā́ya cákṣasa ā́ sū́ryaṁ rohayan diví | ví gobhír índram airayat
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Indra, for long continuance and for sight, caused the Sun to mount in heaven; widely, with the (bright) cows, he set Indra in motion.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दीर्घायfor long (duration)
दीर्घाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षसेfor sight/vision
चक्षसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आup, towards (prefixal: ‘up/onto’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सूर्यम्the sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रोहयत्raised/caused to mount
रोहयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (रुहँ आरोहणे) + णिच्
दिविin heaven/in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
विapart, forth (distributively/intensively)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गोभिःwith cows/with rays (lit. ‘cows’)
गोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऐरयत्impelled/set in motion
ऐरयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्/√इर् (ईरँ गतौ/प्रेरणे) + णिच्
Attribution
Rishi: Ṛgvedic seer per RV parallel.
Devata: Indra (with solar act as mythic predicate)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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