Mantra 4
Sukta 29
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मायाभिरुत्सिसृप्सत इन्द्र द्यामारुरुक्षतः । अव दस्यूंरधूनुथाः
IAST Transliteration
māyā́bhir utsí-sṛpsata índra dyā́m ārúrukṣataḥ | áva dasyū́n adhūnuthāḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
With stratagems, O Indra, those that were creeping forth, those that would climb to heaven—thou didst shake the Dasyus downward and away.
Translation
ಮಾಯೆಗಳ (ಯುಕ್ತಿಗಳ) ಮೂಲಕ, ಓ ಇಂದ್ರ, ಹೊರಗೆ ಸರಿದು ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವರನ್ನೂ, ಸ್ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಏರಲು ಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದವರನ್ನೂ—ನೀನು ದಸ್ಯುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೆಳಗೆ ನಡುಗಿಸಿ ದೂರ ತಳ್ಳಿದೆ.
Word by Word
मा॒याभिःby/with (your) magical powers
मा॒याभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सिसृप्सतः(he) wishing/desiring to creep/steal forth
सिसृप्सतः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootसृप् (धातु) → सिसृप्स (इच्छार्थक-देशिदेरिवेटिव/सन्नन्त) + शतृ
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्याम् as acc. sg.)
आtowards, up to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रुरुक्षतः(he) wishing/desiring to climb
रुरुक्षतः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootरुह् (धातु) → रुरुक्ष (इच्छार्थक-देशिदेरिवेटिव/सन्नन्त) + शतृ
अवdown, away
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दस्यून्the Dasyus/hostile foes
दस्यून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
अधूनुथाःyou shook/beat down
अधूनुथाः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootधू (धातु) + उपसर्ग अधि-
Attribution
Rishi: RV-derived
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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