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Rig Veda 4.17.11: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 11

Sukta 4.17

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

समिन्द्रो गा अजयत्सं हिरण्या समश्विया मघवा यो ह पूर्वीः । एभिर्नृभिर्नृतमो अस्य शाकै रायो विभक्ता सम्भरश्च वस्वः ॥

sám índro gā́ ajayat sáṃ híraṇyā sáṃ aśviyā́ maghávā yó ha pūrvī́ḥ | ébhir nṛ́bhir nṛ́tamo asya śākái rāyó vibhaktā́ sambháraś ca vásvaḥ ||

ഇന്ദ്രൻ ഒരുമിച്ച് ഗാഃ (കിരണങ്ങൾ/ഗോവുകൾ) ജയിച്ചു, ഒരുമിച്ച് ഹിരണ്യ (സ്വർണം)യുടെ പൂർണ്ണത, ഒരുമിച്ച് അശ്വീയാ (അശ്വ-ശക്തികൾ)—പുരാതനകാലം മുതൽ ദാനശീലനായ മഘവൻ. ഈ നരന്മാരോടൊപ്പം, തന്റെ ശക്തികളാൽ ഏറ്റവും നരനായവൻ, അവൻ റായഃ (സമ്പത്ത്) വിഭജിക്കുന്നവനും വസുഃ (സത്യ-ധനം/അസ്തിത്വധനം) സമ്പാദിച്ചു കൂട്ടുന്നവനും ആകുന്നു.

सम्together; completely
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga) / सम् (avyaya)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
अजयत्won; conquered
अजयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि (dhātu) ‘to conquer, win’
सम्together; completely
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga) / सम् (avyaya)
हिरण्याःgold (pieces/treasures)
हिरण्याः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य (prātipadika)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga) / सम् (avyaya)
अश्वियाःhorse(-rich) [spoils]; horses/horse-wealth
अश्वियाः:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअश्विय (prātipadika, from अश्व ‘horse’)
मघवाthe bountiful one
मघवा:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (prātipadika)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (relative clause)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (pronoun)
indeed
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (particle)
पूर्वीःthe former ones; earlier (hosts/deeds)
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (prātipadika)
एभिःwith these
एभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (pronoun)
नृभिःwith men; with heroes
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (prātipadika)
नृतमःmost manly; best of men
नृतमः:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृतम (superlative prātipadika from नृ ‘man’)
अस्यof him; of this (one)
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (pronoun)
शाकैःwith powers; with strengths
शाकैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशाक (prātipadika; ‘power, might, ability’)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (prātipadika)
विभक्ताdistributor; apportioner
विभक्ता:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeKṛdanta (participle)
Rootवि-भज् (dhātu) ‘to distribute, apportion’
सम्भरःprovider; gatherer (of goods)
सम्भरः:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-भृ (dhātu) ‘to bring together, procure’ → सम्भर (prātipadika)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (particle)
वसुःgood; benefactor; wealth-giver
वसुः:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसु (prātipadika)

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