Rig Veda 1.4.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.4
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.1–1.11; hymn-series attribution applied here)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 x 8 syllables; common in early Mandala 1 Indra hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत नः सुभगाँ अरिर्वोचेयुर्दस्म कृष्टयः । स्यामेदिन्द्रस्य शर्मणि ॥
Transliteration
utá naḥ subhágā̃n arír vocéyur dasma kṛ́ṣṭayaḥ | syā́ma éd índrasya śármaṇi ||
Translation
また、諸の民がわれらを「光り輝く吉祥を担う者」と語りますように、驚異の業をなす者よ。まことにわれらがインドラの護りの安らぎに住まうように。
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सुभगाःthe fortunate/auspicious ones
सुभगाः:
कर्तृ (of ‘वोचेयुः’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-भग (प्रातिपदिक: सुभग)
अरिःthe patron/benefactor (lit. ‘giver’; also ‘friend’)
अरिः:
कर्तृ (co-ordinate subject with ‘सुभगाः’)
TypeNoun
Rootअरि (प्रातिपदिक)
वोचेयुःmay they speak/say
वोचेयुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
दस्मO wondrous one (epithet)
दस्म:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्टयःthe peoples/communities
कृष्टयः:
कर्तृ (co-ordinate subject with ‘सुभगाः अरिः’)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation to ‘शर्मणि’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मणिin (his) protection/shelter
शर्मणि:
अधिकरण (locative)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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