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Rig Veda 1.7.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.7

Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.1–1.11; applied to RV 1.7 as well)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī

इन्द्र वाजेषु नोऽव सहस्रप्रधनेषु च । उग्र उग्राभिरूतिभिः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.7.4

índra vā́jeṣu no ’va sahásrapradhaneṣu ca | ugrá ugrā́bhir ūtíbhiḥ ||

因陀罗啊,在诸般求取胜势与丰力的竞逐中,并且在那千注为赌的战阵里,护佑我们——威猛者啊——以你威猛的援助之力。

इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजेषुin the contests/prizes (vājás)
वाजेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown; in aid (as preverb)
अव:
क्रियाविशेषण (verb-modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सहस्रप्रधनेषुin thousand-staked contests
सहस्रप्रधनेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसहस्र-प्रधन (समास-प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र ‘thousand’ + प्रधन ‘prize/contest, stake’)
and
:
समुच्चय (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
उग्रःthe mighty/terrible one
उग्रः:
कर्तृ (implied: Indra as agent)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्राभिःwith mighty
उग्राभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःhelps/aids
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक; from √अव/√उ ‘to help, protect’ > ‘aid’)

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