Rig Veda 4.32.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 6

Sukta 4.32

Rishi: Gautama (Gotamāḥ) tradition

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

भूयामो षु त्वावतः सखाय इन्द्र गोमतः । युजो वाजाय घृष्वये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 4.32.6

Transliteration

bhūyā́mo ṣú tvā́vataḥ sakhāya indra gómataḥ | yújo vājā́ya ghṛ́ṣvaye ||

Translation

May we indeed become thy companions, O Indra rich in rays, yoked with thee for the winning of plenitude and the shining, fervent energy.

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Word by Word

• भूयाम: may we be / may we become
• भूयाम: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• उ: indeed; surely
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• त्वावतः: of one like you / of you-possessing (i.e., having you)
• त्वावतः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वावत् (प्रातिपदिक; त्वद् + -वत्)

• सखायः: friends; companions
• सखायः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• गोमतः: of the possessor of cows; of the rich-in-cattle
• गोमतः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोमत् (प्रातिपदिक; गो + -मत्)

• युजः: yokers; those who yoke (helpers/associates)
• युजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: युज् (प्रातिपदिक; from √युज् ‘to yoke/join’)

• वाजाय: for prize/strength; for victory
• वाजाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• घृष्वये: for the impetuous/ardent one (Indra)
• घृष्वये: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: घृष्वि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ardent/impetuous’)