Rig Veda 4.20.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 20, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.20
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ न इन्द्रो हरिभिर्यात्वच्छार्वाचीनोऽवसे राधसे च । तिष्ठाति वज्री मघवा विरप्शीमं यज्ञमनु नो वाजसातौ ॥
Transliteration
ā́ na índro háribhir yā́tv ácchārvācī́no’vase rā́dhase ca | tíṣṭhāti vajrī́ maghávā vi-rapśī́ imáṃ yajñám ánu no vā́ja-sātau ||
Translation
愿因陀罗驾其黄骠骏马向我等而来，转面于我等，以赐援助与丰盈。执金刚者、慷慨者，以广被之威力屹立；愿他随护此我等之祭祀，于赢得vāja（胜势、充沛之力）之时。
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
हरिभिःwith the tawny (horses)
हरिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (prātipadika)
यातुlet him come / may he go (hither)
यातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अच्छाtowards, straight to
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (avyaya)
अर्वाचीनःfacing hither, turned towards us
अर्वाचीनः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाचीन (prātipadika)
अवसेfor help, for aid
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (prātipadika)
राधसेfor bounty, for generosity
राधसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (prātipadika)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
तिष्ठातिstands, takes his stand
तिष्ठाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
वज्रीthe wielder of the vajra
वज्री:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (prātipadika)
मघवाthe bountiful one
मघवा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (prātipadika)
विरप्शीम्broad/strong (Vedic epithet; lit. ‘wide-working/strong-fingered’)
विरप्शीम्:
कर्म (as qualifier in apposition to the object)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootविरप्शी (prātipadika; Vedic epithet, fem.)
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (pronoun stem)
यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual offering
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (prātipadika)
अनुalong, following, in accordance with
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (avyaya)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
वाजसातौin the winning of the prize (in the contest for strength)
वाजसातौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति (prātipadika; ‘winning of prize/strength’)
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