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Rig Veda 4.20.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 20, Mantra 9

Sukta 4.20

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

कया तच्छृण्वे शच्या शचिष्ठो यया कृणोति मुहु का चिदृष्वः । पुरु दाशुषे विचयिष्ठो अंहोऽथा दधाति द्रविणं जरित्रे ॥

kayā́ tát śṛṇve śacyā́ śáciṣṭho yayā́ kṛṇóti múhu kā́ cid ṛṣváḥ | purú dāśúṣe ví-cayiṣṭho áṃho 'thā́ dadhāti dráviṇaṃ jaritré ||

ହେ ଶଚିଷ୍ଠ (ସର୍ବାଧିକ ସମର୍ଥ), ତୁମ ଶଚ୍ୟା (କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାରୀ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞା/ଶକ୍ତି) କେଉଁଟି—ଯାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ମୁଁ ଶୁଣେ ଯେ ତୁମେ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ଦୁଷ୍କରକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସିଦ୍ଧ କର? ହେ ଦାଶୁଷେ (ଦାତା ପାଇଁ) ଅଂହସ (ସଙ୍କଟ/ପାପବନ୍ଧନ)କୁ ବିଚ୍ଛେଦ କରି ବିବେଚନା କରୁଥିବା—ତାପରେ ତୁମେ ଜରିତ୍ରେ (ସ୍ତୋତା)ରେ ଦ୍ରବିଣ (ସତ୍ୟ ଧନତତ୍ତ୍ୱ)କୁ ସ୍ଥାପନ କର।

कयाby which? (by what means?)
कया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
कर्म (श्रवणे) / विषय
TypePronoun
Rootतद्-प्रातिपदिक
शृण्वेI hear
शृण्वे:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (शृणोति)
शच्याwith power/skill (effective might)
शच्या:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशची-प्रातिपदिक
शचिष्ठःmost mighty/most effective
शचिष्ठः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्) / संबोधनार्थः (स्तुतौ)
TypeAdjective
Rootशची + इष्ठ (तमप्-प्रत्ययः)
ययाby which
यया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद्-प्रातिपदिक
कृणोतिhe does/makes
कृणोति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करोति/कृणोति)
मुहुःagain and again; repeatedly
मुहुः:
अधिकरण (काल) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुर् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
काwhat? which?
का:
कर्तृ (प्रश्नार्थे) / विशेषणम्
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय) / चिद्
ऋष्वःlofty; exalted; mighty
ऋष्वः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व-प्रातिपदिक
पुरुmuch; many
पुरु:
कर्म-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाश्वस् (√दाश् ‘to give, worship’)
विचयिष्ठःmost discerning; best chooser
विचयिष्ठः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + चय (√चि ‘to gather/choose’) + इष्ठ
अंहःdistress; sin; narrowness
अंहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस्-प्रातिपदिक
अथthen; and then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
दधातिhe places; bestows
दधाति:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (दधाति)
द्रविणम्wealth; treasure
द्रविणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविण-प्रातिपदिक
जरित्रेto the praiser/singer
जरित्रे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ-प्रातिपदिक (√गॄ/जर् ‘to sing/praise’)

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