Rig Veda 4.22.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 22, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.22
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता तू त इन्द्र महतो महानि विश्वेष्वित्सवनेषु प्रवाच्या । यच्छूर धृष्णो धृषता दधृष्वानहिं वज्रेण शवसाविवेषीः ॥
Transliteration
tā́ tū́ te indra maható mahā́ni víśveṣv ít sávanēṣu pra-vā́cyā | yác chū́ra dhṛṣṇó dhṛṣátā dadhṛṣvā́n áhīṃ vájreṇa śávasā́viveṣīḥ ||
Translation
これらこそ、インドラよ、大いなる者の大いなる業、あらゆる搾りの祭（savana）において宣べ語らるべきもの。勇士よ、敢えて敢なる力をもつ者よ、全き大胆さをもって、汝は威力により金剛（vajra）で蛇（ahi）を打ち倒した。
Word by Word
ताःthose (deeds/acts)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (निपात)
तेof you/your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
महतःof the great (one)
महतः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
महानिgreat (deeds/things)
महानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेषुin all
विश्वेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed/just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सवनेषुat the pressings (Soma-rites)
सवनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रवाच्याःto be proclaimed/celebrated
प्रवाच्याः:
—
TypeVerbal adjective (gerundive)
Rootप्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रवाच्य (कृत्-प्रातिपदिक, -य)
यत्which (deed)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शूरO hero
शूर:
—
TypeNoun
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
धृष्णोO bold one
धृष्णो:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
धृषताwith (your) bold (might)
धृषता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootधृषत् (प्रातिपदिक)
दधृष्वान्having grown bold; emboldened
दधृष्वान्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (perfect active)
Rootधृष् (धातु) → दधृष्वांस् (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट-भागवत्)
अहिम्the serpent (Ahi/Vṛtra)
अहिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शवसाwith strength
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अविवेषीःyou did enter/you did penetrate
अविवेषीः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि + विश् (धातु) → अवि-वे-षि (परफेक्ट)
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