Mantra 5

Sukta 64

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्र स्थातर्हरीणां नकिष्टे पूर्व्यस्तुतिम्। उदानंश शवसा न भन्दना

IAST Transliteration

índra sthātar harīṇā́ṃ nákiṣ ṭe pū́rvyā́ stutím | úd ānaṃśa śávāsā ná bhandánā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra, standing by thy tawny steeds, none hath attained thy ancient praise: thou hast outstripped them by thy strength—not as a broken weakling.

Translation

ಹೇ ಇಂದ್ರ, ನಿನ್ನ ಹರಿ (ಕಂದು-ಹಳದಿ) ಅಶ್ವಗಳ ಬಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತಿರುವವನೇ, ನಿನ್ನ ಪುರಾತನ ಸ್ತುತಿಯನ್ನು ಯಾರೂ ತಲುಪಿಲ್ಲ. ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅವರನ್ನು ಮೀರಿದ್ದೀಯೆ—ಒಡೆದ ದುರ್ಬಲನಂತೆ ಅಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्थातः: stand / remain
• स्थातः: क्रिया (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• हरीणाम्: of the bay (horses)
• हरीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्धः (with स्था: ‘among/with the bays’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• नकिः: no one
• नकिः: निषेध/प्रत्यवाय (negating particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नकिस् (अव्यय/निपात)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्व्यः: ancient, primeval
• पूर्व्यः: कर्तृ/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (qualifies implied subject/praise)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: समुच्चय/विरोध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: कर्म (object of implied verb like ‘attains/receives’ or with context ‘no one [surpasses] your praise’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)

• उदानम्: uplift, raising up
• उदानम्: कर्म (object; ‘uplift/raising’ as something effected)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदान (प्रातिपदिक)

• शवसा: by (your) might
• शवसा: करण (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like / as
• न: उपमान-चिह्न
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• भन्दना: a (mere) breaking/cleaving; a weak blow (as comparison)
• भन्दना: उपमान (standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भन्दना (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic source attribution (per RV anukramaṇī for the parallel).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV-style meter (likely Triṣṭubh); confirm via RV parallel.

Mantra Rasa

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