Rig Veda 4.16.21: Mandala 4, Sukta 16, Mantra 21
Sukta 4.16
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू ष्टुत इन्द्र नू गृणान इषं जरित्रे नद्यो न पीपेः । अकारि ते हरिवो ब्रह्म नव्यं धिया स्याम रथ्यः सदासाः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ ṣṭutá índra nū́ gṛṇānó íṣaṃ jaritré nadyò ná pīpeḥ | ákāri te harivo bráhma návyaṃ dhiyā́ syāma rathyàḥ sadāsā́ḥ ||
Translation
नू ष्टुत इन्द्र नू गृणान इषं जरित्रे नद्यो न पीपेः। अकारि ते हरिवो ब्रह्म नव्यं, धिया स्याम रथ्यः सदासाः।
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
ष्टुतःpraised
ष्टुतः:
Kartā (वर्ण्यः/स्तुतः = ‘praised one’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootस्तु (धातु) / स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नूnow
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
गृणानःpraising, singing
गृणानः:
Kartā (वक्ता/स्तोतृ)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootगृ (धातु) / गृणत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
इषम्refreshment, strength, nourishment
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (प्रातिपदिक: इषा/इष् ‘बल/आहार/प्रेरणा’)
जरित्रेto the singer/praiser
जरित्रे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पीपेःyou have made (him) drink / you have filled (him)
पीपेः:
Kartā (त्वम् = इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु; ‘पिबति/पाययति’), वैदिक-रूप ‘पीपे’ (परस्मैपद)
अकारिI have made, I have fashioned
अकारि:
Kartā (अहम् = स्तोतृ)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरिवःO you with tawny steeds
हरिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहरिवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि-युक्त’)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation, hymn
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नव्यम्new, fresh
नव्यम्:
Karma (विशेषण-समन्वय)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
धियाwith thought, by insight
धिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
Kartā (वयम्)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
रथ्यःfit for the chariot / chariot-worthy
रथ्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सदासाःmembers of the assembly / ever-attendants
सदासाः:
Kartā (विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसदास (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक ‘सदस्’/‘सदास्’ ‘सभा/सत्र’ अथवा ‘सदा-आस’ ‘ever-sitting’)
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