Rig Veda 4.20.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 20, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.20
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गिरिर्न यः स्वतवाँ ऋष्व इन्द्रः सनादेव सहसे जात उग्रः । आदर्ता वज्रं स्थविरं न भीम उद्नेव कोशं वसुना न्यृष्टम् ॥
Transliteration
girí r na yáḥ sva-távāṃ ṛ́ṣva índraḥ sanā́d eva sáhase jātá ugráḥ | ā́dartā vájraṃ stháviraṃ na bhīmá udnā́ iva kóśaṃ vásunā ny-ṛ́ṣṭam ||
Translation
गिरिरिव यः स्वतवाँ ऋष्व इन्द्रः; सनादेव सहसे जात उग्रः। स स्थविरं वज्रं धारयति, न भीमः; उद्नेव वसुना न्यृष्टं कोशं इव अन्तः पूर्णताः बिभर्ति।
Word by Word
गिरिःmountain
गिरिः:
Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेषण-सम्बन्धः
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि-
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
स्वतवाँself-strong, possessing innate might
स्वतवाँ:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वतवस्- (स्व + तवस्)
ऋष्वःlofty, towering
ऋष्वः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व-
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र-
सनात्from of old, since ancient times
सनात्:
Adhikaraṇa (कालः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसनात्
एवindeed, just
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सहसेfor might, for power
सहसे:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्-
जातःborn
जातः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootजन् (धातु) → जात-
उग्रःfierce, formidable
उग्रः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र-
आदर्ताthe smiter/striker, the one who hurls
आदर्ता:
Kartā
TypeAgent noun
Rootआ + दृ (धातु) → आदर्तृ-
वज्रम्thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र-
स्थविरम्stout, massive
स्थविरम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थविर-
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भीमम्terrible
भीमम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम-
उद्नाwith water; by water
उद्ना:
Karaṇa (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootउदन्-
इवas if, like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
कोशम्container, vessel, sheath
कोशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकोश-
वसुनाwith wealth/treasure
वसुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवसु-
न्यृष्टम्poured down/laid in, deposited
न्यृष्टम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootनि + ऋष् (धातु) → न्यृष्ट-
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