Rig Veda 1.4.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.4
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.4 commonly ascribed to Madhucchandas)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables typical for this early Indra hymn section)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत ब्रुवन्तु नो निदो निरन्यतश्चिदारत । दधाना इन्द्र इद्दुवः ॥
Transliteration
utá brúvantu no nídaḥ nír anyátas cid ārata | dádhānā índra íd dúvaḥ ||
Translation
మరియు మనకు వ్యతిరేకంగా పలికే నింద/విఘ్న వాణులు అన్ని దిక్కుల నుంచీ దూరమై పోవుగాక. మన దువః (సేవా-యజ్ఞం)ను ఇంద్రునిలోనే స్థాపిద్దాం; ఇంద్రుని శక్తి మనతో దృఢంగా నిలవుగాక.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
ब्रुवन्तुlet them speak/say
ब्रुवन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (ब्रवीति)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
निदःrevilers, slanderers
निदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनिद् (प्रातिपदिकम्: निद्/निदा-)
निर्out, away
निर्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिस् (निर्)
अन्यतःfrom elsewhere, from another side
अन्यतः:
Apādāna (source) (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिकम्) + तस्
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
आरतthey have gone/withdrawn
आरत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootऋ (अरति/आरत) / √अर् (गतौ) (Vedic aorist base)
दधानाःplacing, bestowing; holding
दधानाः:
Kartā (with implied subject)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootधा (दधाति)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (इद्)
वःto you / your
वः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
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