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Rig Veda 4.17.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 3

Sukta 4.17

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.17)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

भिनद्गिरिं शवसा वज्रमिष्णन्नाविष्कृण्वानः सहसान ओजः । वधीद्वृत्रं वज्रेण मन्दसानः सरन्नापो जवसा हतवृष्णीः ॥

bhinád giríṃ śávasā vájram iṣṇánnā́viṣkṛṇvānáḥ sahasāná ójaḥ | vadhīd vṛtráṃ vájreṇa mandasānáḥ sárann ā́po jávasā hatá-vṛṣṇīḥ ||

Ele fendeu a montanha que obstruía pela força do seu poder, arremessando a Vajra, tornando manifesto o que estava oculto com vigor vitorioso. Abateu Vṛtra com a Vajra, inebriado de Soma; então as Águas irromperam com rápido ímpeto — sua força de retenção foi derrubada.

भिनत्he split/broke
भिनत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
गिरिम्the mountain
गिरिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
शवसाby might/strength
शवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
इष्णन्impelling/urging (it)
इष्णन्:
कर्ता
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
आविष्कृण्वानःmaking manifest, revealing
आविष्कृण्वानः:
कर्ता
TypeVerb
Rootआविष् + कृ
सहसानःbeing forceful, exerting power
सहसानः:
कर्ता
TypeVerb
Rootसहस् (सह)
ओजःstrength, vigor
ओजः:
कर्ता (वर्ण्य-गुणः) / अधिकरण (भावे)
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
वधीत्he slew
वधीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवध्
वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the obstructer)
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
मन्दसानःrejoicing, exhilarated
मन्दसानः:
कर्ता
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द्
सरन्flowing, rushing
सरन्:
कर्ता
TypeVerb
Rootसृ
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
जवसाwith speed, swiftly
जवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजवस्
हतवृष्णीःwhose obstructing powers were struck down / with the smiters slain
हतवृष्णीः:
कर्ता (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहत + वृष्णि

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