Rig Veda 3.37.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 37, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.37
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (opening of RV 3.37 traditionally attributed to Viśvāmitra).
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Gāyatrī (short 3-pāda structure suggests a compact meter; many such invocatory openings are in Gāyatrī).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वार्त्रहत्याय शवसे पृतनाषाह्याय च । इन्द्र त्वा वर्तयामसि ॥
Transliteration
vārtrá-hatyāya śávase pṛtanā-ṣā́hyāya ca | índra tvā vartayāmasi ||
Translation
वार्त्रहत्याय शवसे पृतनाषाह्याय च, इन्द्र त्वां वर्तयामसि।
Word by Word
वार्त्रहत्यायfor the slaying of Vṛtra
वार्त्रहत्याय:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootवार्त्रहत्य- (वृत्रहत्य-; वृत्र + हत्य) प्रातिपदिक
शवसेfor strength, for might
शवसे:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्- प्रातिपदिक
पृतनाषाह्यायfor victory/aid in battles
पृतनाषाह्याय:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपृतनाषाह्य- (पृतना + साह्य) प्रातिपदिक
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- प्रातिपदिक
त्वाyou (as object): you
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
वर्तयामसिwe set (you) in motion / we impel (you)
वर्तयामसि:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध: वयम्)
TypeVerb
Root√वृत्/√वर्त् (वर्तते/वर्तयति) धातु
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