Rig Veda 4.39.4 — Mandala 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.39
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Dadhikrāvan; ancillary invocations to Maruts, Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni, Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दधिक्राव्ण इष ऊर्जो महो यदमन्महि मरुतां नाम भद्रम् । स्वस्तये वरुणं मित्रमग्निं हवामह इन्द्रं वज्रबाहुम् ॥
Transliteration
dadhikrā́vṇa iṣá ūrjó máho yád ámanmahi marútāṃ nā́ma bhadrám | svastáye váruṇaṃ mítram agníṃ havāmahe índraṃ vájrabāhum ||
Translation
Since we have grasped Dadhikrāvan as the great plenitude of nourishment and force, and have held the auspicious Name of the Maruts in consciousness, for our inner well-being we call Varuṇa and Mitra, Agni, and Indra of the thunderbolt-arm.
Word by Word
दधिक्राव्णेto Dadhikrāvan (the divine steed)
दधिक्राव्णे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootदधिक्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इषेfor refreshment/impulse (iṣ)
इषे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (इषा) (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जेfor strength/nourishment
ऊर्जे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज् (ऊर्जा) (प्रातिपदिक)
महोof the great (one/thing)
महो:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमन्महिwe have thought/pondered
अमन्महि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु)
मरुताम्of the Maruts
मरुताम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
भद्रम्auspicious (good)
भद्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being
स्वस्तये:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणम्Varuṇa
वरुणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रम्Mitra
मित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke/call
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootह्वा (धातु)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रबाहुम्having the thunderbolt as (his) arm / thunderbolt-armed
वज्रबाहुम्:
विशेषण (कर्म-सम्बद्ध)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootवज्र-बाहु (समास-प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय)
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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