Rig Veda 3.32.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 32, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.32
Rishi: Gāthin Viśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 3.32)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रस्य कर्म सुकृता पुरूणि व्रतानि देवा न मिनन्ति विश्वे । दाधार यः पृथिवीं द्यामुतेमां जजान सूर्यमुषसं सुदंसाः ॥
Transliteration
índrasya kárma su-kṛtā́ purū́ṇi vratā́ni devā́ ná minanti víśve | dādhā́ra yáḥ pṛthivī́ṃ dyā́m utémā́ṃ jajā́na sū́ryam uṣásaṃ su-dáṃsāḥ ||
Translation
インドラの善く織り成された業は多く、すべての神々も彼の行為の掟を損なうことはできない。彼こそが大地とこの天を支え、また、完全にして光り輝く巧みさをもって、太陽と暁を生み出した。
Word by Word
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्मdeed, act
कर्म:
कर्म (of implied verb ‘are/are known’)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
सुकृताःwell-doing, of good deeds
सुकृताः:
विशेषण (of ‘देवाः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ, क्त)
पुरूणिmany
पुरूणि:
विशेषण (of ‘कर्म’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतानिordinances, sacred laws
व्रतानि:
कर्म (of ‘मिनन्ति’)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मिनन्तिthey diminish/violate
मिनन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मि (हिंसायाम्/क्षये; ‘to diminish, violate’)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
विशेषण (of ‘देवाः’)
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दाधारhe has upheld, supported
दाधार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारणे)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative pronoun; refers to Indra)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
कर्म (apposition to पृथिवीम्/‘this [earth]’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जजानhe has begotten/produced
जजान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने)
सूर्यम्the sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उषसम्the dawn
उषसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदंसाःof good might/skill, wondrous
सुदंसाः:
विशेषण/सम्बोधन-स्वरूप (epithet of देवाः/विश्वे)
TypeAdjective (substantive epithet)
Rootसु-दंस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘goodly power/skill’)
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