Rig Veda 3.34.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 34, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.34
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युधेन्द्रो मह्ना वरिवश्चकार देवेभ्यः सत्पतिश्चर्षणिप्राः । विवस्वतः सदने अस्य तानि विप्रा उक्थेभिः कवयो गृणन्ति ॥
Transliteration
yudhéndro mahnā́ várivaś cakāra devébhyaḥ sátpatiś carṣaṇiprā́ḥ | vivásvataḥ sádane asya tā́ni víprā ukthebhíḥ kaváyo gṛṇanti ||
Translation
因陀罗以战斗、以其伟力，为诸天开辟广阔之路——真实之主、众民之成就者。其在毗婆斯瓦特（Vivasvat）之座所行诸事，受感的圣贤与诗人以颂歌（uktha）宣扬称诵。
Word by Word
युधेin/for battle
युधे:
अधिकारण (occasion: ‘in/for battle’)
TypeNoun
Rootयुध् (dhātu) / युध्- (prātipadika)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
मह्नाby (his) might
मह्ना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमघ/मह् (prātipadika: महन् ‘greatness, might’)
वरिवःwide space; room; free course; favor
वरिवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवरिवस् (prātipadika)
चकारmade; created; granted
चकार:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (dhātu)
देवेभ्यःto/for the gods
देवेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
सत्पतिःthe true lord; lord of the good
सत्पतिः:
कर्तृ (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun
Rootसत् + पति (prātipadika; tatpuruṣa) अथवा सत्पति (lexeme)
चर्षणिप्राःmen-filling/people-nourishing; promoters of the tribes
चर्षणिप्राः:
कर्तृ (apposition/epithet; agreeing with implied ‘they’/‘the seers’ or used as epithet in the verse)
TypeAdjective
Rootचर्षणि + प्र (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi/compound epithet)
विवस्वतःof Vivasvat
विवस्वतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootविवस्वत् (prātipadika)
सदनेin the seat/dwelling
सदने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (prātipadika)
अस्यof him/this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
तानिthose (things/deeds)
तानि:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
विप्राःinspired priests/seers
विप्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (prātipadika)
उक्थेभिःwith hymns/recitations
उक्थेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (prātipadika)
कवयःpoets; sages
कवयः:
कर्तृ (in apposition to विप्राः)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (prātipadika)
गृणन्तिthey sing/praise
गृणन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगृ (धातु; Vedic ‘to sing/praise’)
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