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Rig Veda 7.20.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 20, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.20

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; verify)

हन्ता वृत्रमिन्द्रः शूशुवानः प्रावीन्नु वीरो जरितारमूती । कर्ता सुदासे अह वा उ लोकं दाता वसु मुहुरा दाशुषे भूत् ॥

hántā vṛtrám índraḥ śū́śuvānaḥ prá āvīn nú vīró jaritā́ram ūtī́ | kártā sudā́se áha vā́ u lokáṃ dātā́ vásu múhur ā́ dāśúṣe bhūt ||

Indra, eager and ardent, the slayer of the Coverer, has indeed come forward to help the singer. He has made a wide world for Sudāsa; he has become the giver of riches again and again to the one who offers.

हन्ताslayer
हन्ता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहन् (धातु) / हन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रम्Vṛtra
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शूशुवानःhaving grown strong; vigorous
शूशुवानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वि/शु (धातु: शू ‘to swell/strengthen, be vigorous’)
प्रावीৎprotected; helped
प्रावीৎ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) + प्र-
नुnow; indeed
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
वीरःhero
वीरः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
जरितारम्the singer; praiser
जरितारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √गॄ/गिर् ‘to sing/praise’ (जर्- ‘to praise’ वैदिक)
ऊतीwith help; by aid
ऊती:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्ताmaker; doer
कर्ता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकृ (धातु) / कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदासेfor Sudās
सुदासे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसुदास (प्रातिपदिक)
अहindeed; surely
अह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
वाor; indeed (enclitic)
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
indeed; just
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
लोकम्space; world; free scope
लोकम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
दाताgiver
दाता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदा (धातु) / दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वसुwealth; good
वसु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
मुहुःagain and again; repeatedly
मुहुः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुः (अव्यय)
towards; forth (intensifier)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दाशुषेto the worshipper; to the giver (offerer)
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदाश्वांस्/दाशुष् (प्रातिपदिक) < √दाश् ‘to worship, offer’
भूत्became; was
भूत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)

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