Rig Veda 5.38.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 38, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.38
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition; Mandala 5 is predominantly Atris)
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 5.38; verse-length and cadence typical)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उतो नो अस्य कस्य चिद्दक्षस्य तव वृत्रहन् । अस्मभ्यं नृम्णमा भरास्मभ्यं नृमणस्यसे ॥
Transliteration
uto no asya kasya cid dákṣasya tava vṛtrahan | asmábhyaṃ nṛmṇám ā bharā́smábhyaṃ nṛmanasyase ||
Translation
I nawet z jakiejkolwiek skutecznej mocy (dakṣa) jest twoja, o zabójco Vṛtry, przynieś nam ludzką pełnię siły (nṛmṇa); dla nas jesteś tym, który myśli i chce duszy bohatera (nṛ) w pełni.
Word by Word
उ॒तोand also; moreover
उ॒तो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ + तो (निपात-समुच्चय) / अथो
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्यof this; of him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
कस्यof which? / of any
कस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun (interrog./indef.)
Rootकिम्
चित्even; indeed; at all
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात) / चिद्
दक्षस्यof (his) power/skill; of ability
दक्षस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you; your
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वृत्रहन्O Vṛtra-slayer (Indra)
वृत्रहन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (वृत्र + हन्)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
नृम्णम्manly strength; heroic might
नृम्णम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनृम्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; forth (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भरbring; bear
भर:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
नृमणस्यसेyou show/provide manly spirit; you are (one) of heroic-mindedness
नृमणस्यसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनृमणस्य (प्रातिपदिक: नृमणस्/नृमणस्य) + √अस् (अस्मि) / denominative-stem
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