Rig Veda 7.34.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.34
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra (by simile/evocation) as model of bestowing force; hymn-context includes multiple powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ धूर्ष्वस्मै दधाताश्वानिन्द्रो न वज्री हिरण्यबाहुः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ dhūrṣv asmai dadhātā́śvān índro ná vajrī́ híraṇyabāhuḥ
Translation
Для него утвердите силы победы; как Индра, носитель ваджры, златорукий, даруйте коней энергии, что несут дело вперёд.
Word by Word
आhither; forth; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
धूर्ष्वin/at the stronghold; in the firm place
धूर्ष्व:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधृष् (धातु) / धूर्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दधातlet him place; let him bestow
दधात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्री:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्यबाहुःgolden-armed
हिरण्यबाहुः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहिरण्य-बाहु (प्रातिपदिक; समासः कर्मधारयः/बहुव्रीहिः-स्वरूपेण ‘golden-armed’)
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