Rig Veda 4.22.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 22, Mantra 1
Sukta 4.22
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यन्न इन्द्रो जुजुषे यच्च वष्टि तन्नो महान्करति शुष्म्या चित् । ब्रह्म स्तोमं मघवा सोममुक्था यो अश्मानं शवसा बिभ्रदेति ॥
Transliteration
yán na índro jujuṣé yác ca váṣṭi tán no mahā́n karati śuṣmyā́ cit | bráhma stómaṃ maghávā sómam ukthā́ yó aśmā́naṃ śávasā bíbhrad éti ||
Translation
われらからインドラが受け入れるもの、また彼が望むもの—それを偉大なる者は、たとえその激しき力によってであれ、われらのために成し遂げる。施与者（Maghavā）は、聖なる言（brahman）、讃歌（stoma）、ソーマ（Soma）、賛詠（uktha）を支える—力をもってその石（搾り石）を担い行く者である。
Word by Word
यत्what/that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/अन्वय) — यत्…तत्-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessor: ‘our/for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
जुजुषेhas accepted / has taken pleasure in
जुजुषे:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
यत्what/that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध) यत्…तत्
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
वष्टिwills / desires
वष्टि:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवश् (धातु)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (करोति इत्यस्य) / विषय
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma)
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (prātipadika)
करतिdoes / makes
करति:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
शुष्म्याmighty / vigorous
शुष्म्या:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुष्म्य (prātipadika; ‘having śuṣma/strength’)
चित्even / indeed
चित्:
निपात (बलवर्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (avyaya)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation / prayer
ब्रह्म:
कर्म (जुजुषे/वष्टि—‘accepts/desires’)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (prātipadika)
मघवाthe bountiful one (Indra)
मघवा:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन् (prātipadika)
सोमम्Soma (pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
उक्थाrecitations / laudations
उक्था:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (prātipadika)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सापेक्ष-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अश्मानम्stone / rock
अश्मानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् (prātipadika)
शवसाwith might / by strength
शवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (prātipadika)
बिभ्रत्bearing / carrying
बिभ्रत्:
कर्तृ (यः…बिभ्रत्)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
एतिgoes / comes
एति:
कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
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