Rig Veda 4.28.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 28, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.28
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Mandala 4); specific hymn attribution not provided in input
Devata: Indra (with a dual companion implied in verbal duals—often Indra-Soma or Indra with allied powers)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely for 4th Mandala Indra verses; exact meter requires full hymn scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विश्वस्मात्सीमधमाँ इन्द्र दस्यून्विशो दासीरकृणोरप्रशस्ताः । अबाधेथाममृणतं नि शत्रूनविन्देथामपचितिं वधत्रैः ॥
Transliteration
víśvasmāt sīm adhamā́n índra dásyūn víśo dā́sīr akṛṇor apraśastā́ḥ | abā́dhethām amṛ́ṇataṃ ní śátrūn avíndethām ápa-citiṃ vádhatraiḥ ||
Translation
インドラよ、汝は四方よりダスユ（Dasyu）を押し伏せ、諸族を真理を讃えぬ隷属へと変えた。汝とその力は内なる敵を退けて砕き、決断の武器によって「アパチティ」（apaciti）——失われた正しい秩序と清明——を取り戻した。
Word by Word
विश्वस्मात्from every side / from all
विश्वस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व (सर्व) + तसिल्
सीम्indeed, just
सीम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (निपात)
अधमाःthe lowest (ones)
अधमाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअधम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दस्यून्Dasyus, hostile foes
दस्यून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
विशःthe clans/peoples
विशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
दासीःfemale slaves/servants
दासीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदासी (प्रातिपदिक)
अकृणोःyou made
अकृणोः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
अप्रशस्ताःunpraised, unapproved, despised
अप्रशस्ताः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-प्र-शंस् (प्रशस्त ‘praised/approved’)
अबाधेथाम्you two repelled/overcame
अबाधेथाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (पीडने/निवारणे)
अमृणतम्you two crushed/struck down
अमृणतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृण्/मृड् (हिंसायाम्/मर्दने)
निdown, away
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
अविन्देथाम्you two found/won
अविन्देथाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (लाभे/विन्दति)
अपचितिम्booty, recompense
अपचितिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप-चिति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘recompense/booty’)
वधत्रैःwith slaying-weapons
वधत्रैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवधत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘weapon of slaying’)
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