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
मायांनी (युक्तीने), हे इंद्रा—जे सरपटत बाहेर पडत होते, जे स्वर्गाकडे चढू पाहत होते—त्या दस्यूंना तू खाली झटकून दूर केलेस.
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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