Mantra 96
Rishi: Ṛgvedic Indra–Marut tradition
Devata: Indra (with Maruts as addressed group)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र व॒ इन्द्रा॑य बृह॒ते मरु॑तो॒ ब्रह्मा॑र्चत । वृ॒त्रᳪ ह॑नति वृत्र॒हा श॒तक्र॑तु॒र्वज्रे॑ण श॒तप॑र्वणा
Transliteration
prá va indrā́ya bṛhaté marúto bráhmārcata | vṛtráṃ hanati vṛtrahā́ śatákratur vájreṇa śatáparvaṇā
Translation
โอเหล่ามรุตทั้งหลาย จงเปล่งบทสรรเสริญอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (พรหมัน) แด่อินทรผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ ผู้พิฆาตวฤตระย่อมประหารวฤตระ; ผู้มีฤทธิ์ร้อยประการย่อมฟาดด้วยวัชระอันมีร้อยข้อ.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
प्र । वः॒ । इन्द्रा॑य । बृह॒ते । मरु॑तः । ब्रह्म॑ । अर्चत । वृ॒त्रम् । ह॒न॒ति॒ । वृ॒त्र॒हा । श॒त-क्र॑तुः । वज्रे॑ण । श॒त-प॑र्वणा ।
Word by Word
प्रforth; forward (intensifier/preceder)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग) / प्र (अव्यय)
वःto you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
इन्द्रायto Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
बृहतेto the great
बृहते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
ब्रह्मhymn; sacred utterance
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
अर्चतpraise (you all)!
अर्चत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
वृत्रम्Vṛtra
वृत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र
हनतिhe slays
हनति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
वृत्रहाVṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन्
शतक्रतुःof a hundred powers/acts
शतक्रतुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
शतपर्वणाwith the hundred-jointed (weapon)
शतपर्वणा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशतपर्वन्
Entities Mentioned
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