Rig Veda 4.20.11: Mandala 4, Sukta 20, Mantra 11
Sukta 4.20
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
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 indra nū́ gṛṇān á íṣaṃ jaritré nádyo na pīpeḥ | ákāri te harivo bráhma návyaṃ dhiyā́ syāma rathyáḥ sadā-sā́ḥ ||
Translation
नू स्तुत इन्द्र नू गृणानः, जरित्रे इषं नद्यो न पीपेः। अकारि ते हरिवो ब्रह्म नव्यं; धिया स्याम रथ्याः सदासाः।
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
—
TypeVerb (past passive participle)
Root√स्तु (स्तवति)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
नूnow
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू
गृणानःpraising, singing
गृणानः:
कर्तृ (वक्ता/स्तोता)
TypeVerb (present active participle)
Root√गॄ/गृ (गृणाति)
इषम्refreshment; strength; nourishment
इषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा
जरित्रेto the singer/praiser
जरित्रे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
कर्तृ (उपमा-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पीपेःyou have made (him) drink / you have filled, refreshed
पीपेः:
कर्तृ (त्वम् = इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति) / √पा (पाययति) [Vedic intensive/causative perfect usage]
अकारिwas made; has been fashioned
अकारि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
तेfor you; of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘for you/of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
हरिवःO Hariva (having tawny steeds)
हरिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootहरिवत् (इन्द्र-विशेषण) / हरि+वत्
ब्रह्मsacred formulation; hymn
ब्रह्म:
कर्तृ/कर्म (निर्वचनानुसार: ‘a hymn’ as thing made)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
नव्यम्new, fresh
नव्यम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य
धियाwith thought; by inspired insight
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
कर्तृ (वयम्)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
रथ्यःfit for the chariot; chariot-worthy
रथ्यः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ्य
सदासाः(as) fellow-sitters/companions at the rite; ever-present ones
सदासाः:
कर्तृ (वयम्-सम्बन्धी)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसदास्/सदास (Vedic: ‘sitting/abiding at the session’; also ‘companions at the rite’)
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