Rig Veda 1.174.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 174, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.174

Rishi: Agastya Māna (traditional; verify).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

शेषन्नु त इन्द्र सस्मिन्योनौ प्रशस्तये पवीरवस्य मह्ना । सृजदर्णांस्यव यद्युधा गास्तिष्ठद्धरी धृषता मृष्ट वाजान् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.174.4

Transliteration

śéṣan nu tá indra sásmin yónau prá-śastaye pavī́ravasya mahnā́ | sṛjád arṇā́ṃsy áva yád yudhā́ gā́s tíṣṭhadd hárī dhṛṣátā mṛṣṭá vājā́n ||

Translation

Pozostań teraz, o Indro, w tym łonie naszego bytu dla chwały tego, który przynosi oczyszczający strumień, przez twoją wielkość. Gdy w bitwie uwalniasz potoki w dół, twoje dwa płowe konie stoją mocno, śmiało kształtując pełnie siły.

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Word by Word

• शेषन्: remains / is left
• शेषन्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिष् (धातु; ‘शेष्/शिष्’ = अवशेषे/शेषे ‘to remain, be left’)

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (निपात)

• ते: for you; your
• ते: Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (सन्दर्भानुसार: ‘for you/your’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सस्मिन्: in that
• सस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• योनौ: in the womb/seat; in the source
• योनौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रशस्तये: for praise; for glorification
• प्रशस्तये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-शस्ति (प्रातिपदिक; √शंस् ‘to praise’ → शस्ति/शस्ति-)

• पवीरवस्य: of the impetuous/streaming one
• पवीरवस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (genitive qualifier)
• Root: पवीरवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having/bringing strong streams/impetus’, Vedic epithet)

• मह्ना: by (his) greatness/might
• मह्ना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघन्/महन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘greatness, might’)

• सृजत्: he releases; he lets loose
• सृजत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)

• अर्णांसि: floods; waters
• अर्णांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्णस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘flood, wave, waters’)

• अव: down; away
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यत्: when; that
• यत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/सम्बन्ध-निपात)

• युधा: by battle; in combat
• युधा: Karaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युध् (धातु) → युधा (अव्यय; ‘by fighting/with battle’)

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• तिष्ठत्: standing
• तिष्ठत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• हरी: the two bay steeds
• हरी: Kartā (सहकर्ता/अन्वय) अथवा विशेष्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक; Indra’s two bay steeds)

• धृषता: boldly; with daring
• धृषता: Karaṇa (manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष् (धातु) → धृषत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bold, daring’)

• मृष्ट: polished; purified
• मृष्ट: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृज् (धातु) → मृष्ट (कृदन्त/विशेषण; ‘polished, purified’)

• वाजान्: prizes; spoils; strengths
• वाजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘prize, strength, booty, food’)