Rig Veda 4.29.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 29, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.29
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional for Mandala 4); specific hymn attribution not provided in input
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अच्छा यो गन्ता नाधमानमूती इत्था विप्रं हवमानं गृणन्तम् । उप त्मनि दधानो धुर्याशून्त्सहस्राणि शतानि वज्रबाहुः ॥
Transliteration
acchā́ yó gantā́ nā́dhamānam ūtī́ itthā́ vípraṃ hávamānaṃ gṛṇántam | úpa tmáni dádhāno dhuryā́śū́n sahásrāṇi śatā́ni vájra-bāhuḥ ||
Translation
助けをもって窮乏の者へまっすぐ来たるその御方は——かく呼び、讃える霊感の詩聖（vipra）に——雷霆の腕の持ち主、みずからに迅速なる力の軛の隊を負わせる。千、百の群れとなって、我らを前へ運ぶために。
Word by Word
अच्छाtowards, hither
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa (गत्यर्थ-निर्देशः) / उपपद-निर्देश
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअञ्च् (गत्यर्थ) → अव्यय ‘अच्छा’
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (सापेक्ष-सम्बन्धे) / सम्बन्ध-प्रवर्तक
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गन्ताthe goer, the one who comes
गन्ता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootगम् (धातु) → गन्तृ (कर्तृ-नाम) / गन्ता
नाधमानम्the distressed one, the one in need
नाधमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootनाध्/नाधय् (पीडने/क्लेशे) → नाधमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
ऊतीwith help, by aid
ऊती:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअव्/ऊ (रक्षणे) → ऊति (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
इत्थाthus, in this manner
इत्था:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रकारे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्थम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) → इत्था
विप्रम्the inspired poet/seer
विप्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हवमानम्calling, invoking
हवमानम्:
Karma (विप्रम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootह्वे (आह्वाने) → हवमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
गृणन्तम्praising, singing
गृणन्तम्:
Karma (विप्रम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootगॄ/गृ (स्तुतौ) → गृणत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त शतृ)
उपnear, towards
उप:
Adhikaraṇa (सामीप्ये) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वमनिin oneself, in one’s own person
त्वमनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्वमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्व-देह/स्व-आत्मन्’ अर्थे; वेदिक रूप)
दधानःplacing, bearing, putting on
दधानः:
Kartā (यः/गन्ता इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootधा (धारणे) → दधान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त शानच्)
धुर्याशून्swift ones fit for the yoke (yoked swift steeds)
धुर्याशून्:
Karma
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootधुर्य (प्रातिपदिक ‘धुरि-योग्य’) + अशु (प्रातिपदिक ‘swift’)
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
Karma (संख्याविशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शतानिhundreds
शतानि:
Karma (संख्याविशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रबाहुःthe one whose arm is the vajra (Indra)
वज्रबाहुः:
Kartā (यः/गन्ता इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
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