Rig Veda 4.20.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 20, Mantra 6

Sukta 4.20

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify metrically)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

गिरिर्न यः स्वतवाँ ऋष्व इन्द्रः सनादेव सहसे जात उग्रः । आदर्ता वज्रं स्थविरं न भीम उद्नेव कोशं वसुना न्यृष्टम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.20.6

Transliteration

girí r na yáḥ sva-távāṃ ṛ́ṣva índraḥ sanā́d eva sáhase jātá ugráḥ | ā́dartā vájraṃ stháviraṃ na bhīmá udnā́ iva kóśaṃ vásunā ny-ṛ́ṣṭam ||

Translation

Jak góra w swojej własnej sile stoi wzniosły Indra; od dawna zrodzony dla potęgi, straszliwy. Dzierży piorun, stały i nie do przełamania; jak skrzynia skarbów zanurzona głęboko w wodach, pełna bogactw, on przechowuje w sobie obfitości.

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Word by Word

• गिरिः: mountain
• गिरिः: Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेषण-सम्बन्धः
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि-

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम)

• स्वतवाँ: self-strong, possessing innate might
• स्वतवाँ: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वतवस्- (स्व + तवस्)

• ऋष्वः: lofty, towering
• ऋष्वः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋष्व-

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र-

• सनात्: from of old, since ancient times
• सनात्: Adhikaraṇa (कालः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सनात्

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सहसे: for might, for power
• सहसे: Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्-

• जातः: born
• जातः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात-

• उग्रः: fierce, formidable
• उग्रः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र-

• आदर्ता: the smiter/striker, the one who hurls
• आदर्ता: Kartā
• Type: Agent noun
• Root: आ + दृ (धातु) → आदर्तृ-

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र-

• स्थविरम्: stout, massive
• स्थविरम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थविर-

• न: like
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भीमम्: terrible
• भीमम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम-

• उद्ना: with water; by water
• उद्ना: Karaṇa (उपमान-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदन्-

• इव: as if, like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• कोशम्: container, vessel, sheath
• कोशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश-

• वसुना: with wealth/treasure
• वसुना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु-

• न्यृष्टम्: poured down/laid in, deposited
• न्यृष्टम्: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle
• Root: नि + ऋष् (धातु) → न्यृष्ट-