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Rig Veda 3.30.13: Mandala 3, Sukta 30, Mantra 13

Sukta 3.30

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra (with Ushas/Solar imagery as accompaniment)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

दिदृक्षन्त उषसो यामन्नक्तोर्विवस्वत्या महि चित्रमनीकम् । विश्वे जानन्ति महिना यदागादिन्द्रस्य कर्म सुकृता पुरूणि ॥

didṛ́kṣanta uṣáso yā́mann aktór vivásvatyā máhi citrám anī́kam | víśve jānanti mahinā́ yad ā́gād índrasya kárma sukṛ́tā purū́ṇi ||

Жаждущие узреть, Зарницы, в пути Ночи, взирают на великий, дивный лик Сияющего. Все узнают, по его величию, когда он пришёл: многие благосотворённые деяния Индры — его победные устроения в душе.

दिदृक्षन्तःwishing to see, desiring to behold
दिदृक्षन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√दृश् (दर्शने) + desiderative stem दिदृक्ष-
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्-
यामन्in the course/at the going (time), on the journey
यामन्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयामन्-
अक्तोःof the night
अक्तोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ति- (अक्तिः) / अक्तु- (अक्तुः) ‘night’
विवस्वत्याwith/through the radiant one (Vivásvatī; the shining)
विवस्वत्या:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविवस्वत्-
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (avyaya from मह्/महत्)
चित्रम्bright, wondrous
चित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र-
अनीकम्face, appearance, shining aspect
अनीकम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक-
विश्वेall (men/gods), everyone
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व-
जानन्तिthey know
जानन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (अवबोधने)
महिनाby greatness, by might
महिना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमहि- / महिमन्- (instrumental महिना)
यत्that which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्-
आगात्came, arrived
आगात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गतौ) with preverb आ-
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-
कर्मdeed, act
कर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्-
सुकृताwell-done, well-wrought
सुकृता:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootसु-कृत- (ppp of √कृ ‘to do’ with सु-)
पुरूणिmany
पुरूणि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootपुरु-

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