Rig Veda 3.39.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 39, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.39
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for RV 3)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रं मतिर्हृद आ वच्यमानाच्छा पतिं स्तोमतष्टा जिगाति । या जागृविर्विदथे शस्यमानेन्द्र यत्ते जायते विद्धि तस्य ॥
Transliteration
índraṁ matír hṛdá ā vacyámānā́cchā́ pátiṁ stóma-taṣṭā jigāti | yā́ jā́gṛvir vidáthe śasyámānéndra yát te jā́yate viddhí tásya ||
Translation
向因陀罗（Indra），那由心而发、被雕琢成形的颂思（mati）直趋其主（pati）而去。她在求索的会集（vidatha）中警醒而明耀，被宣唱：因陀罗啊，凡在你之中所生起者——作为回应与力量——你当知那是你在我等之内的显现。
Word by Word
इन्द्रम्Indra (as object of praise)
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मतिःthought; inspired hymn/intent
मतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् ‘to think’)
हृदःfrom the heart
हृदः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वच्यमानाbeing uttered/recited
वच्यमाना:
कर्तृ (मतिः-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√वच् ‘to speak’
अच्छाtowards; straight to
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (निपात)
पतिम्lord
पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमतष्टाfashioned/formed as a hymn of praise
स्तोमतष्टा:
कर्तृ (मतिः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootस्तोम-तष्ट (समास; √तक्ष् ‘to fashion’)
जिगातिgoes; comes
जिगाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् ‘to go’ (Vedic perfect with reduplication)
याwhich (she)
या:
कर्तृ (द्वितीयपादे)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जागृविःwakeful; vigilant
जागृविः:
कर्तृ (या-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√जागृ ‘to be awake’
विदथेin the rite/assembly (vidatha)
विदथे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (प्रातिपदिक)
शस्यमानेwhile being praised/recited
शस्यमाने:
अधिकरण
TypeParticiple
Root√शंस् ‘to praise, recite’
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जायतेis born; arises
जायते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् ‘to be born, arise’
विद्धिknow!; recognize!
विद्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् ‘to know’
तस्यof that; thereof
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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