Rig Veda 1.7.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.7
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.7 commonly assigned to Madhucchandas)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; standard for early Indra hymns in Mandala 1)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा सम्मिश्ल आ वचोयुजा । इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः ॥
Transliteration
índra íd haryóḥ sacā sámmiśla ā́ vacoyújā | índro vajrī́ híraṇyayaḥ ||
Translation
Индра воистину — с двумя гнедыми конями — приходит, слитый в тесном содружестве, сопряжённый с нашей силой слова; Индра, владыка ваджры, золотосияющая Мощь.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
हर्यःthe tawny (steed/one), Hari
हर्यः:
कर्तृ (सहकर्तृ/सहचर)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
सचाtogether with, in company
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच् (अव्यय/उपसर्गीय प्रयोग; ‘सह’ अर्थे)
सम्मिश्लःmingled, united, in close union
सम्मिश्लः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक); (वैदिक विशेषण)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वचोयुजाyoked with/linked to the hymn (speech)
वचोयुजा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवचस् + युज् (समास: वचो-युज्)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्री:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हिरण्ययःgolden
हिरण्ययः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
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