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Mantra 3

Sukta 11

इन्द्रो जातो मनुष्येऽष्वन्तर्घर्मस्तप्तश्चरति शोशुचानः । सुप्रजाः सन्त्स उदारे न सर्षद्यो नाश्नीयादनडुहो विजानन्

índro jātó manuṣyè’śv-ántar gharmás taptáś carati śóśucānaḥ | suprajā́ḥ sán sá udarè ná sarṣad yó ná’śnīyād anaḍúhaḥ vijā́nann

Indra, born among men, as heated Gharma moveth within the horse, blazing. Being rich in offspring, he in the belly shall not slip away—if one, with understanding, eat not of the draught-ox.

इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn; arisen
जातः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb-derived (Past Participle)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जात (क्त)
मनुष्येamong/within humans
मनुष्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वान्तर्within/among the horses
अश्वान्तर्:
अधिकरण
TypeCompound/Adverbial phrase
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
घर्मःheat; hot season; glowing heat
घर्मः:
कर्तृ (उपमान/वर्ण्यः)
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
तप्तःheated; scorched
तप्तः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb-derived (Past Participle)
Root√तप् → तप्त (क्त)
चरतिmoves; roams; goes about
चरति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
शोशुचानःblazing; shining; burning
शोशुचानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√शुच् (शोचति/शुच्) → शोशुचान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शानच्)
सुप्रजाःhaving good offspring; well-progenied
सुप्रजाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) → सुप्रजा
सन्being
सन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√अस् → सन् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उदारेin the generous (one/house); in liberality
उदारे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (used substantively/locatively)
Rootउदार (प्रातिपदिक)
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सर्षत्should slip/creep away; should depart
सर्षत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सृप्/√सृ (सरणे) → सर्षत् (विधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ् रूपेण; वैदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
अश्नीयात्should eat
अश्नीयात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (भक्षणे)
अनडुहःof the bull/ox
अनडुहः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअनडुह् (प्रातिपदिक)
विजानन्knowing; discerning
विजानन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Rootवि- + √ज्ञा → विजानन् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition

Devata: Indra (as fiery gharmic potency)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like

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