Rig Veda 10.44.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 44, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.44
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs metrical confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यात्विन्द्रः स्वपतिर्मदाय यो धर्मणा तूतुजानस्तुविष्मान् । प्रत्वक्षाणो अति विश्वा सहांस्यपारेण महता वृष्ण्येन ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yātvíndraḥ svápatiḥ mádāya yó dhármaṇā tūtujānás túviṣmān | prá-tvakṣāṇó áti víśvā sáhāṃsy apāréṇa mahatā́ vṛ́ṣṇyena ||
Translation
インドラ（Indra）来たりたまえ――自らの主たる者として――この歓喜（mada）のために。正しき法（dharma）により突き進み、強大なる威力を具え、測りがたく大いなる英雄の力によって、あらゆる抗し難きを超えたまう。
Word by Word
आhither, towards (preverb: ‘to, hither’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यातुlet (him) come
यातु:
(वाक्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थे)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वपतिःlord of one’s own (wealth/house), own master
स्वपतिः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपति (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + पति)
मदायfor exhilaration, for intoxication (of soma/joy)
मदाय:
Sampradāna / प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (यः… सः इन्द्रः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धर्मणाby (his) law/ordinance, by established order
धर्मणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तूतुजानःimpelling, driving on, rushing
तूतुजानः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootतुद् (तुदति; ‘to strike, impel’)
तुविष्मान्very mighty, powerful
तुविष्मान्:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुविष्मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mighty, powerful’)
प्रत्वक्षाणःpressing forward/being vigorous in front, advancing strongly
प्रत्वक्षाणः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र + त्वक्ष् (धातु; ‘to be strong/active, to hasten’; Vedic) / त्वक्षन्- (kṛdanta base)
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma (अतिक्रम्य-वस्तु)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सहांसिstrengths, mighty powers, resistances
सहांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, might’)
अपारेणwith boundless, limitless (power)
अपारेण:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअपार (प्रातिपदिक; a- + पार ‘far shore’)
महताwith great (power)
महता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्ण्येनwith manly vigor, with heroic strength
वृष्ण्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘manly vigor, virile might’)
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