Rig Veda 5.35.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 35, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.35
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) (Mandala 5 default attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely for RV 5.35.1; many short Indra verses are Gāyatrī—needs metrical confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्ते साधिष्ठोऽवस इन्द्र क्रतुष्टमा भर । अस्मभ्यं चर्षणीसहं सस्निं वाजेषु दुष्टरम् ॥
Transliteration
yás te sā́dhiṣṭho 'váse índra krát uṣṭámā bhara | asmábhyaṃ carṣaṇī-sáhaṃ sásniṃ vā́jeṣu dúṣṭaram ||
Translation
हे इन्द्र, यस्तेऽवसः साधिष्ठः क्रतुष्टमः, तं नः आ भर। अस्मभ्यं चर्षणीसहं सस्निं वाजेषु दुष्टरं बलं कृणु।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
साधिष्ठःmost effective / best
साधिष्ठः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक) → साधिष्ठ (सुपरलेटिव)
अवसःof help / of protection
अवसः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, protection’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रतुष्टमःmost wise / best in resolve
क्रतुष्टमः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक) + -तम (सुपरलेटिव)
आhither, towards (intensifier with verb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भरbring!
भर:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चर्षणीसहम्overpowering men / victorious over peoples
चर्षणीसहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootचर्षणी-सह (समास; चर्षणी ‘men/peoples’ + सह ‘conquering/overpowering’)
सस्निम्the victorious one / booty-winner
सस्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसस्नि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘winner/possessor of booty, victorious’—RV epithet)
वाजेषुin contests / in prizes (winnings)
वाजेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
दुष्टरम्hard to overcome / invincible
दुष्टरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्-तर (दुर् + √तॄ/√तॄ?; adjectival ‘hard to overcome/cross’)
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