Rig Veda 4.17.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.17
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुवीरस्ते जनिता मन्यत द्यौरिन्द्रस्य कर्ता स्वपस्तमो भूत् । य ईं जजान स्वर्यं सुवज्रमनपच्युतं सदसो न भूम ॥
Transliteration
suvī́ras te janitā́ manyata dyáur índrasya kartā́ svápastamo bhūt | yá īṃ jajā́na svaryáṃ suvájram anapacyútam sádašo ná bhū́ma ||
Translation
天そのものが思った――汝の生みの親は、インドラのために最も完全なる業を成す作者である、と。彼は彼のために、天を勝ち取る善き金剛（ヴァジュラ）を生み出した――落ちず揺るがず、座（サダス）のごとく広大なるものを。
Word by Word
सु-वीरःhaving good heroes; very heroic
सु-वीरः:
Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणः) / समनाधिकरणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक) / उपसर्ग सु-
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जनिताbegetter; progenitor
जनिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जनितृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्यतthought; deemed
मन्यत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते)
द्यौःHeaven (Sky)
द्यौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्ताmaker; doer
कर्ता:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम् द्यौः/जनिता इत्यादिभिः)
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√कृ → कर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सु-अपः-तमःmost skillful in work; best in deeds
सु-अपः-तमः:
Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणः) / समनाधिकरणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअपस् (प्रातिपदिक) / उपसर्ग सु-; तमप् (superlative)
भूत्became
भूत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भू
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed; him (emphatic particle in RV usage)
ईम्:
(particle; emphasis) / कर्म-सम्बन्धे सर्वनाम-प्रत्ययस्य सहचरः
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात/अव्यय)
जजानhas begotten; generated
जजान:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√जन्
स्वर्यम्solar; radiant
स्वर्यम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्) सह सु-वज्रम्
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sunny/solar, belonging to svàr’)
सु-वज्रम्the good thunderbolt
सु-वज्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक) / उपसर्ग सु-
अनपच्युतम्unfailing; not slipping away
अनपच्युतम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअप-√च्युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, past passive participle) + न- (neg.)
सदसःof the assembly; of the seat
सदसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
(simile marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
भूमground; foundation; base
भूम:
Adhikaraṇa/प्रमाण-उपमा (उपमान-शब्दः; ‘as the ground/foundation’)
TypeNoun
Rootभूमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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