Rig Veda 7.24.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 24, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.24
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष स्तोमो मह उग्राय वाहे धुरीवात्यो न वाजयन्नधायि । इन्द्र त्वायमर्क ईट्टे वसूनां दिवीव द्यामधि नः श्रोमतं धाः ॥
Transliteration
eṣá stómो mahá ugrā́ya vā́he dhurī́v ā́tyo ná vājáyan adhāyi | índra tvā́yam arká ī́ṭṭe vásūnāṃ divī́va dyā́m ádhi naḥ śrómataṃ dhāḥ ||
Translation
एषः स्तोमः मह उग्राय वाहे धुरीवात्यः इव वाजयन् अधायि। हे इन्द्र, अयम् अर्कः वसूनां त्वाम् ईट्टे; दिवीव द्याम् अधि नः श्रोमतं धाः।
Word by Word
एषःthis (here)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमःhymn of praise
स्तोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्तु (स्तवने)
महःof the great (one); of greatness
महः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively/qualifying)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रायto the mighty/terrible (one)
उग्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वाहेto the bearer/driver (Indra as carrier)
वाहे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवाह (प्रातिपदिक) < √वह् (वहने)
धुरीवात्यःwind-driven on the yoke (i.e., rushing like a wind-yoked [chariot])
धुरीवात्यः:
Kartā (simile-subject) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootधुरी-वात्य (समास-प्रातिपदिक) [धुरी (loc./instr. sense ‘on the yoke/pole’) + वात्य ‘wind-driven’]
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वाजयन्winning (prizes); speeding (on)
वाजयन्:
Kartā (of implied action) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√वाजय् (वाजयति ‘to make win/strengthen; to speed; to win prizes’)
अधायिhas been set/placed (composed)
अधायि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अयम्this
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्कःsong/hymn; praise-chant
अर्कः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
ईट्टेpraises; invokes
ईट्टे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ईड्/√ईळ् (स्तुतौ ‘to praise, invoke’)
वसूनाम्of the goods/wealthes; of treasures
वसूनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवas if; like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
द्याम्the sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon; over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअधि
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna/Sambandha (for us / our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
श्रोमतम्renown; glorious fame
श्रोमतम्:
Karma (object-complement) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रोमत् (प्रातिपदिक) < √श्रु (श्रवणे) ‘famed, renowned’
धाःplace; bestow
धाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
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