Rig Veda 3.43.4: Mandala 3, Sukta 43, Mantra 4
Sukta 3.43
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ च त्वामेता वृषणा वहातो हरी सखाया सुधुरा स्वङ्गा । धानावदिन्द्रः सवनं जुषाणः सखा सख्युः शृणवद्वन्दनानि ॥
Transliteration
ā́ ca tvā́m etā́ vṛ́ṣaṇā vahāto hárī sakhāyā su-dhúrā sv-áṅgā | dhānā́vad índraḥ sávanaṁ juṣāṇáḥ sakhā́ sakhyúḥ śṛṇavád vándanāni ||
Translation
また、この二頭の雄々しき伴侶たる栗毛の馬は、よく轡を合わせ、肢体たくましくして、汝をここへ運ぶ。増益の穀を富とするインドラは、搾り（savana）を喜び受けよ。友の友として、われらの讃礼の言葉を聞き入れよ。
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
एताthese two
एता:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद्
वृषणाthe two vigorous/bull-like ones
वृषणा:
कर्तृ (एतयोः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषन्
वहातःcarry, convey
वहातः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
हरीthe two bay steeds (Harīs)
हरी:
कर्तृ (एता/वृषणा इत्यस्य अपि)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
सखायाtwo companions
सखाया:
कर्तृ (हरी इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
सुधुराwell-yoked, having good yokes
सुधुरा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-धुर
स्वङ्गाwell-limbed, of good form
स्वङ्गा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वङ्ग
धानावत्rich in grain/oblation
धानावत्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootधानावत् (धानावन्त्)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
सवनम्the Soma-pressing, libation
सवनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसवन
जुषाणःenjoying, accepting
जुषाणः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeParticiple
Root√जुष्
सखाa friend
सखा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
सख्युःof (his) friend
सख्युः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
शृणवत्may he hear
शृणवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु
वन्दनानिpraises, acts of worship
वन्दनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवन्दन
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