Mantra 11
Sukta 71
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सं चोदय चित्रमर्वाग् राध इन्द्र वरेण्यम्। असदित् ते विभु प्रभु
IAST Transliteration
sáṃ codaya citrám arvā́g rā́dha índra váreṇyam | ásad ít te vibhú prabhú
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Urge hither, O Indra, thy splendid bounty, choice and to be chosen; yea, let it verily come to pass—thou, the all-ruling, the effectual lord.
Word by Word
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चोदयimpel; urge
चोदय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (प्रेरणे)
चित्रम्bright; wondrous
चित्रम्:
Karma (विशेष्ये राधसि) / or Karma (as object)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वाक्hither; toward us
अर्वाक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्वाक् (अव्यय/दिक्शब्द)
राधःbounty; gift; wealth
राधः:
Karma (चोदय इत्यस्य) / or Karma (to be impelled toward us)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरेण्यम्choice; excellent; worthy to be chosen
वरेण्यम्:
Karma (विशेष्ये राधसि)
TypeAdjective
Rootवरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ ‘to choose’ से)
असत्not being; not existent
असत्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअस् (भू-सत्तायाम्) → सत् (कृदन्त), नकारेण ‘असत्’
इत्indeed; even
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात/अव्यय)
तेof you; your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विभुO all-pervading one
विभु:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रभुO mighty lord
प्रभु:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Traditionally Ṛgvedic; in AV 20 the seer-attribution follows the borrowed RV hymn tradition (Indra-stuti).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence as in RV-style praise (exact metrical parsing depends on pada recension).
Mantra Rasa
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