Rig Veda 4.31.14: Mandala 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 14
Sukta 4.31
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (contextual)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्माकं धृष्णुया रथो द्युमाँ इन्द्रानपच्युतः । गव्युरश्वयुरीयते ॥
Transliteration
asmā́kaṃ dhṛṣṇu-yā́ rátho dyumā́m̐ indrā́napacyutaḥ | gavyúr aśvayúr ī́yate ||
Translation
Our chariot of daring force, luminous and, O Indra, unshaken, moves forward seeking the rays of Light and the powers of swift energy.
Word by Word
अस्माकम्of us / our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धृष्णुयाwith (our) bold (one) / boldly
धृष्णुया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bold, daring’)
रथःchariot
रथः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
द्युमान्radiant / splendid
द्युमान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘splendid, radiant’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अनपच्युतःunfailing / not fallen away / steadfast
अनपच्युतः:
सम्बोधन (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन-अप-च्युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √च्युत्/√च्यु ‘to fall/move away’ + अप-; past passive participle ‘fallen away’ with negation)
गव्युःcow-seeking / winning cattle
गव्युः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगव्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘seeking cows/cattle’)
अश्वयुःhorse-seeking / winning horses
अश्वयुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘seeking horses’)
ईयतेgoes / advances / speeds
ईयते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण्) ‘to go, move’
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.