Rig Veda 4.32.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.32
Rishi: Gautama (Gotamāḥ) tradition (as indicated within the hymn context, esp. 4.32.9, 4.32.12)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; hymn 4.32 predominantly Trishtubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नश्चित्राभिरद्रिवोऽनवद्याभिरूतिभिः । अनाधृष्टाभिरा गहि ॥
Transliteration
sa naś citrā́bhir adrivo ’navadyā́bhir ūtíbhíḥ | anā́dhṛṣṭābhir ā́ gahi ||
Translation
Pumarito sa amin, O Indra, tagapanghawak ng bato ng pagpiga, na may iyong makulay at walang kapintasan na mga kapangyarihan ng tulong, mga tumutulong na hindi maaaring maging mapanghina o malampasan, pumarito sa aming pagkatao.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स-
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → नस्
चित्राभिःwith bright/wondrous (ones)
चित्राभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रिवःO stone-bearer (Indra; wielder of the pressing-stones)
अद्रिवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + वस् (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘having stones’)
अनवद्याभिःwith blameless (ones)
अनवद्याभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवद्य (प्रातिपदिक; a- + अवद्य)
ऊतिभिःwith helps/aids
ऊतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
अनाधृष्टाभिःwith unassailable (ones)
अनाधृष्टाभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअनाधृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; a- + धृष् ‘to dare/assail’ → ‘unassailed, irresistible’)
आhither, towards (us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
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