Rig Veda 4.31.12: Mandala 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 12
Sukta 4.31
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (contextual)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्माँ अविड्ढि विश्वहेन्द्र राया परीणसा । अस्मान्विश्वाभिरूतिभिः ॥
Transliteration
asmā́m̐ aviḍḍhi viśváhendra rāyā́ parī́ṇasā | asmā́n víśvābhir ūtíbhiḥ ||
Translation
हे विश्वेन्द्र इन्द्र, परीणसा राया अस्मान् अविड्ढि—अस्मान् अन्वेष्य भित्त्वा नय; विश्वाभिः ऊतिभिः अस्मान् परिगृह्णीहि।
Word by Word
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अविड्ढिfind/obtain (for us)!
अविड्ढि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति/वेद; ‘to find, obtain, know’) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
विश्वहाalways, at every time
विश्वहा:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व + हा (अव्ययीभाव/तद्धित-प्रयोग; ‘at all times’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रायाwith wealth
राया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/राय (स्त्री; ‘wealth, bounty’)
परीणसाwith abundance
परीणसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपरीणस् (नपुंसक; ‘abundance, fullness, plenty’)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाभिःwith all
विश्वाभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व/समस्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःhelps/protections
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (स्त्री; ‘help, aid, protection’)
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