Rig Veda 3.37.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 37, Mantra 7

Sukta 3.37

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (hymn-level ascription)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (hymn-level)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

द्युम्नेषु पृतनाज्ये पृत्सुतूर्षु श्रवस्सु च । इन्द्र साक्ष्वाभिमातिषु ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.37.7

Transliteration

dyumnéṣu pṛtanā́jye pṛtsutū́rṣu śrávaḥsu ca | índra sā́kṣvābhímātiṣu ||

Translation

In our luminous achievements, in the battle-impulses, in the conflicts that must be overpassed, and in the fields of inspired fame—O Indra, be present and victorious against the assailing hostile forces.

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Word by Word

• द्यु॒म्नेषु॑: in (the) splendors / in glories
• द्यु॒म्नेषु॑: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यु॒म्न- (प्रातिपदिक; √द्युत् ‘दीप्तौ’ से)

• पृत॒नाज्ये॑: in battle-winning (situations) / in battle-victory
• पृत॒नाज्ये॑: अधिकारण
• Type: Adjective (compound epithet)
• Root: पृतना-ज्य- (समास; पृतना ‘battle’ + ज्य ‘victory/overcoming’)

• पृत्सु॒तूर्षु॒: in battle-victories / in overcomings in fights
• पृत्सु॒तूर्षु॒: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: पृत्सु-तूरि- (समास; पृत्सु ‘in battles’ + तूरि ‘overcoming, victory’)

• श्रव॑स्सु: in fame(s) / in renown
• श्रव॑स्सु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• इन्द्र॒: O Indra
• इन्द्र॒: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• साक्ष्वा॒: be present / accompany / help!
• साक्ष्वा॒: क्रिया (आह्वान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सच्/साक्ष् (धातु; ‘सह/अनुगमन/सहाय्य’—Vedic imperative stem साक्ष्व-)

• अ॒भिमा॑तिषु: in hostilities / amid hostile attacks
• अ॒भिमा॑तिषु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-माति- (प्रातिपदिक; अभि- उपसर्ग + माति ‘विरोध/आक्रमण, hostile intent’)