Rig Veda 4.17.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.17
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य एक इच्च्यावयति प्र भूमा राजा कृष्टीनां पुरुहूत इन्द्रः । सत्यमेनमनु विश्वे मदन्ति रातिं देवस्य गृणतो मघोनः ॥
Transliteration
yá éka ic cyāváyati prá bhū́mā rā́jā kṛṣṭīnā́ṃ puruhūtá índraḥ | satyám enam ánu víśve madanti rātíṃ devásya gṛṇató maghónaḥ ||
Translation
ただ彼ひとりが、広大なる世界を動かす――インドラ、諸民の王、多く呼ばれる者。すべては真実において彼に従い、歓喜する。讃歌をうたう歌い手、志願に富む者に、神の施し（ラーティ）を授ける。
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकःalone, single
एकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
च्यावयतिcauses to move/shake, dislodges
च्यावयति:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootच्यव् (धातु) → च्यावय- (णिच् causative)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भूमाःthe great one, the mighty
भूमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभूमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्टीनाम्of the peoples/communities
कृष्टीनाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुहूतःmuch-invoked
पुरुहूतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + हूत ‘much-invoked’)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्truly, in truth
सत्यम्:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, along, in accordance with
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
विश्वेall (of them), all men/gods
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
मदन्तिrejoice, exult
मदन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
रातिम्gift, bounty
रातिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराति (प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणतःof the praising singer
गृणतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootगृ (धातु) → गृणत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
मघोनःof the bountiful one (Indra)
मघोनः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootमघवन्/मघोन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bountiful, wealthy’)
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