Rig Veda 4.28.5 — Mandala 4, Sukta 28, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.28
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Mandala 4); specific hymn attribution not provided in input
Devata: Indra-Soma (explicit dual pairing)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; exact meter requires full hymn scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा सत्यं मघवाना युवं तदिन्द्रश्च सोमोर्वमश्व्यं गोः । आदर्दृतमपिहितान्यश्ना रिरिचथुः क्षाश्चित्ततृदाना ॥
Transliteration
evā́ satyáṃ maghavānā yuváṃ tád índraś ca soma úrvam aśvyáṃ góḥ | ā́ dardṛtám apihitā́ny aśnā́ riricathúḥ kṣā́ś cit tatṛdānā́ ||
Translation
แท้จริงเป็นดังนี้ นี่แลคือสัจจะ (satya) โอ้สองเจ้าแห่งความอุดม—อินทระและโสมะ ท่านทั้งสองได้เปิดผืนทุ่งกว้างของ “โค” (ความรู้เรืองรอง) และการเคลื่อนไหวอันรวดเร็วของมัน ท่านได้ทลายสิ่งที่แข็งกระด้าง ถอนสิ่งปกปิดออก แม้แรงต้านของแผ่นดินก็ยังถูกท่านเจาะทะลุ ปลดปล่อยสิ่งที่ถูกปิดกั้นไว้
Word by Word
एवाjust so; indeed
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सत्यम्truth; truly
सत्यम्:
Karma (as predicate/accusative of statement)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य (सत् + य)
मघवानौO two bountiful ones
मघवानौ:
— (address)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन्
युवम्you two
युवम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā (in apposition within the dual subject)
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootइन्द्र
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā (in apposition within the dual subject)
TypeNoun (deity/plant)
Rootसोम
उर्वम्the wide enclosure/pen; broad space
उर्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउर्व (उर्वा/उर्वम्)
अश्व्यम्pertaining to horses; for horses
अश्व्यम्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व्य
गोःof the cow/cattle
गोः:
— (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootगो
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
अदर्दृतम्he/it burst open; broke through
अदर्दृतम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदृ (दर्/दॄ) + द्रु/दृद्? (वैदिक रूप) → दर्दृ (intensive) / दॄ-धातोः
अपिहितानिcovered up; shut in
अपिहितानि:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootअपि-धा (धातु √धा) → अपिहित
अश्नाःstones; rock-masses
अश्नाः:
Kartā (as subject with ‘covered things’ contextually)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्ना (अश्नि/अश्ना) < √अश्/अश्न् (to eat/consume) or noun ‘stone’ (अश्ना) in Vedic
रिरिचथुःyou two released; you two let loose
रिरिचथुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रिच् (to empty, leave, release) with reduplication
क्षाःthe earths/grounds; lands
क्षाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षाः/क्षाम् (क्षि/क्ष्मा) ‘earth, ground’ (वैदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
ततृदानाःpiercing; cleaving through
ततृदानाः:
Kartā (participial qualifier)
TypeParticiple
Root√तृद् (to pierce, bore, cleave) → ततृद् (reduplicated) + -आन (pres. part.)
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