Rig Veda 4.19.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 19, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.19
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं महीमवनिं विश्वधेनां तुर्वीतये वय्याय क्षरन्तीम् । अरमयो नमसैजदर्णः सुतरणाँ अकृणोरिन्द्र सिन्धून् ॥
Transliteration
tváṁ mahī́m avániṁ viśvá-dhenāṁ turvī́taye vayyā́ya kṣárantīm | áramayo námasā́ ejád árṇaḥ su-taraṇā́ṁ akṛṇor indra síndhūn ||
Translation
汝は、あらゆる充満に富む大地の広大なる基を据え、速やかな行きと広き動きのために流れしめた。汝は敬虔をもって逆巻く洪水を鎮め、また諸河を渡りやすくした、インドラよ。
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महीम्the great (earth/one), the mighty one
महीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमही (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
अवनिम्earth, ground
अवनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअवनि (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वधेनाम्all-nourishing, having all streams of milk (i.e., richly yielding)
विश्वधेनाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootविश्व-धेन (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास; प्रातिपदिक)
तुर्वीतयेfor victory/for overcoming
तुर्वीतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootतुर्वीति (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक; ‘overcoming/impetuous advance’)
वय्यायto be sought/aimed at (as a goal)
वय्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootवय्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be pursued/desired’, ‘fit to be sought’)
क्षरन्तीम्flowing, streaming
क्षरन्तीम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Rootक्षर् (धातु) → क्षरन्ती (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
अरम्enough, adequately, readily
अरम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम् (अव्यय)
अयःmetal, iron
अयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअयस् (नपुं-प्रातिपदिक)
नमसाwith reverence, by homage
नमसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (नपुं-प्रातिपदिक)
एजत्shook, trembled
एजत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb/Participle (finite-like Vedic usage)
Rootएज् (धातु) → एजत् (वर्तमान-प्रत्ययान्त; शतृ/लट्-रूपसदृश प्रयोगः)
अर्णःthe flood, the surge (waters)
अर्णः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ण (नपुं/पुं-प्रातिपदिक; ‘flood, wave, sea’)
सुतरणान्easy to cross
सुतरणान्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-तरण (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘easy to cross’)
अकृणोःyou made
अकृणोः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धून्rivers, streams
सिन्धून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)
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