Rig Veda 4.17.21: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 21
Sukta 4.17
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू ष्टुत इन्द्र नू गृणान इषं जरित्रे नद्यो न पीपेः । अकारि ते हरिवो ब्रह्म नव्यं धिया स्याम रथ्यः सदासाः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ ṣṭutá indra nū́ gṛṇāńa íṣaṃ jaritré nádyò ná pīpeḥ | ákāri te harivo bráhma návyaṃ dhiyā́ syāma rathyàḥ sadā́sāḥ ||
Translation
いま讃えられ、いま歌われるインドラよ、歌い手の衝き（iṣ）を、川々が流れを満たすように満ちあふれさせ給え。黄褐の駿馬の主（harivaḥ）よ、汝のため新たな梵言（brahman）が成された。観照の思い（dhiyā）によって、われらが車の務めに適い、常に汝とともに座す者となれ。
Word by Word
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
—
TypeVerb (past participle)
Root√स्तु (स्तवति)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
गृणानःpraising (singing)
गृणानः:
कर्तृ (of praising) अव्यक्त-कर्तृ
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√गॄ/गृ (गृणाति ‘to sing/praise’)
इषम्refreshment; strength; nourishment
इषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा
जरित्रेto the singer (praiser)
जरित्रे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
कर्तृ (of ‘filling/flowing’ simile) / उपमान
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पीपेःyou have filled; you have satisfied
पीपेः:
कर्तृ (addressed to Indra)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति) / caus.-intensive ‘to make drink, to fill, to satisfy’
अकारिhas been made; was fashioned
अकारि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
तेfor you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
हरिवःO Hariva (Indra, with tawny horses)
हरिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहरिवत् (epithet of Indra: ‘having tawny steeds’)
ब्रह्मhymn; sacred formulation
ब्रह्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
नव्यम्new; fresh
नव्यम्:
विशेषण (of कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य
धियाwith thought; by inspired insight
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
कर्तृ (we)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
रथ्यःchariot-worthy; charioteers
रथ्यः:
प्रेडिकेट-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootरथ्य
सदासाःever-present; constant companions/attendants
सदासाः:
प्रेडिकेट-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसदास् (Vedic: ‘sitting/abiding; constant attendants’)
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