Rig Veda 4.16.19: Mandala 4, Sukta 16, Mantra 19
Sukta 4.16
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एभिर्नृभिरिन्द्र त्वायुभिष्ट्वा मघवद्भिर्मघवन्विश्व आजौ । द्यावो न द्युम्नैरभि सन्तो अर्यः क्षपो मदेम शरदश्च पूर्वीः ॥
Transliteration
ebhír nṛ́bhir indra tvāyúbhiṣ ṭvā maghávadbhir maghavan víśva ā́jau | dyā́vo ná dyumnáir abhí sánto aryáḥ kṣapó mademá śarádaś ca pūrvī́ḥ ||
Translation
एभिर्नृभिरिन्द्र त्वायुभिष्ट्वा मघवद्भिर्मघवन् विश्व आजौ परितो गृह्णीमहि। द्यावो न द्युम्नैरभि सन्तोऽर्य, क्षपो मदेम शरदश्च पूर्वीः—तव दीप्ते विजये।
Word by Word
ए॒भिःwith these
ए॒भिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक: एतद्/इदम्)
नृभिःwith men, with heroes
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
आ॒युभिःwith vital powers / with long life
आ॒युभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआयु (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
म॒घव॑द्भिःwith the bountiful ones / with patrons
म॒घव॑द्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमघवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing bounty/wealth’)
मघवन्O Bounteous one
मघवन्:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of Indra)
विश्वःall, entire
विश्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आ॒जौin battle
आ॒जौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआजि (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावःthe heavens
द्यावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
द्यु॒म्नैःwith splendors, with glories
द्यु॒म्नैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु॒म्न (प्रातिपदिक)
अ॒भिtowards, against, upon
अ॒भि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअभि
सन्तःbeing, existing
सन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootअस् (धातु) → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अ॒र्यःthe Arya / the noble one
अ॒र्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
क्ष॒पःnights
क्ष॒पः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षप्/क्षपा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘night’)
म॒देमmay we rejoice
म॒देम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
श॒रदःautumns, years
श॒रदः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरद् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पू॒र्वीःmany, former, numerous
पू॒र्वीः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of शरदः/क्षपः) / Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
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