Rig Veda 10.111.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 111, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.111
Rishi: Angiras-associated tradition (explicitly mentioned: aṅgirobhiḥ); specific rishi uncertain without hymn header
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रो मह्ना महतो अर्णवस्य व्रतामिनादङ्गिरोभिर्गृणानः । पुरूणि चिन्नि तताना रजांसि दाधार यो धरुणं सत्यताता ॥
Transliteration
índro mahnā́ maható arṇavásya vratā́m inād áṅgirobhir gṛṇānáḥ | purū́ṇi cin ní tatānā rájāṃsi dādhā́ra yó dharúṇaṃ satyátātā ||
Translation
インドラはその偉大さによって、広大なる大海の掟を動かし、アンギラス（Aṅgiras）の聖仙らに讃えられる。多くの空間を彼は伸べ広げ、据え定めた。彼は基礎—支え手—を保つ、真実の有（satyatā）の力によって。
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मह्नाby (his) greatness/might
मह्ना:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract/instrumental)
Rootमहन/मह्न (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महन्’ से)
महतःof the great
महतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णवस्यof the flood/ocean
अर्णवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतान्laws/ordinances
व्रतान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
अमिनात्he violated/broke
अमिनात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मि (मिनाति ‘to diminish, violate, damage’)
अङ्गिरोभिःwith the Aṅgirases
अङ्गिरोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणानःpraising/singing
गृणानः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रः का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (present middle)
Root√गृ (गृणाति ‘to sing/praise’), वर्तमान कृदन्त
पुरूणिmany
पुरूणि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed/even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
निdown, forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ततानhe stretched/extended
ततान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तन॑ोति ‘to stretch, extend’)
रजांसिspaces/regions (realms)
रजांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दाधारhe held/supported
दाधार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धरति ‘to hold, support’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (दाधार का)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धरुणम्support/foundation
धरुणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootधरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यताताःtruth-order/true arrangement (truth-establishedness)
सत्यताताः:
कर्तृ (अन्त्य पादे निहित-विशेषणभाव/विधेय)
TypeNoun (abstract; compound)
Rootसत्य-ताति (समास; ‘सत्य’ + ‘ताति’)
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