Rig Veda 4.32.21: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 21
Sukta 4.32
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भूरिदा ह्यसि श्रुतः पुरुत्रा शूर वृत्रहन् । आ नो भजस्व राधसि ॥
Transliteration
bhūrí-dā hy ási śrutáḥ purutrā́ śūra vṛtra-han | ā́ no bhajasva rā́dhasi ||
Translation
For you are famed as the giver of abundance in many places, O hero, slayer of the cover; share with us—come and apportion to us your accomplished felicity.
Word by Word
भूरिदाःbountiful-giver
भूरिदाः:
Kartā (स्तुत्यर्थे विशेषणम्) / सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootभूरि-दा (प्रातिपदिक; दा < √दा ‘देने’)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
असिyou are
असि:
Kriyā (अस्ति-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
श्रुतःrenowned, famed
श्रुतः:
Kartā-विशेषण / सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
पुरुत्राin many places, widely
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/विस्तार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरु + त्रा
शूरO hero
शूर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रहन्O slayer of Vṛtra
वृत्रहन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootवृत्र-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; √हन् ‘हिंसायाम्’)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (लाभार्थे ‘to us’) / सम्बन्ध (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
भजस्वbestow, apportion
भजस्व:
Kriyā (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√भज् (सेवायाम्/विभागे)
राधसिin (your) bounty/wealth
राधसि:
Adhikaraṇa (विषय/आश्रय: ‘in/with wealth’)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
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