Mantra 4

Sukta 85

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वि तर्तूर्यन्ते मघवन् विपश्चितोऽर्यो विपो जनानाम्। उप क्रमस्व पुरुरूपमा भर वाजं नेदिष्ठमूतये

IAST Transliteration

ví tártūryante maghavan vipaścíto ’áryo vípo jánānām | úpa krámasva pururū́pam ā́ bhara vā́jaṃ nédiṣṭham ūtáye |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth press the wise and far-discerning, O Bounteous; the noble, the inspired of the peoples. Step hither; bring, in thy many-formed might, the prize most near at hand, for our succour.

Word by Word

• वि: apart; forth (intensifier/prefix)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (upasarga)

• तर्तूर्यन्ते: they hasten; they rush forth
• तर्तूर्यन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तर्तूर्य (धातु: तर्तूर्य/तर्तुर्- ‘to hasten, rush’; intensive/denominative stem)

• मघवन्: O bountiful one (Maghavan, Indra)
• मघवन्: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विपश्चितः: the wise; the discerning ones
• विपश्चितः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्यः: the noble one; Arya
• अर्यः: कर्तृ (apposition)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• विपः: the inspired poet/sage
• विपः: कर्तृ (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जनानाम्: of the people
• जनानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near; up to (prefix)
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (upasarga)

• क्रमस्व: step forth; advance
• क्रमस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम्

• पुरुरूपम्: many-formed; of many shapes
• पुरुरूपम्: कर्म (of ā-bhar)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; hither (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• भर: bring; bear
• भर: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ

• वाजम्: prize; strength; (victory-)booty
• वाजम्: कर्म (of bhar)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• नेदिष्ठम्: nearest; most immediate
• नेदिष्ठम्: विशेषण (of vājam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निदिष्ठ/नेदिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of ‘near’)

• ऊतये: for help; for aid
• ऊतये: सम्प्रदान (purpose/benefit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (Indra-stotra tradition; AV 20 is largely RV reprise—specific r̥ṣi per RV anukramaṇī for the source verse).

Devata: Indra (Maghavan)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence as in RV Indra-stotras (source-dependent)

Mantra Rasa

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