Rig Veda 1.148.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 148, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.148
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न यं रिपवो न रिषण्यवो गर्भे सन्तं रेषणा रेषयन्ति । अन्धा अपश्या न दभन्नभिख्या नित्यास ईं प्रेतारो अरक्षन् ॥
Transliteration
ná yaṃ ripávo ná riṣaṇyávo gárbhe sántam reṣaṇā́ reṣáyanti | andhā́ apaśyā́ ná dabhan abhikhyā́ nítyāsa īṃ pretā́ro arakṣan ||
Translation
لا عدوٌّ ولا مُهاجِمٌ يقدر أن يجرحه وهو في الرحم؛ ولا المُؤذون يؤذونه. عُميٌ لا يُبصرون، لا يَغلِبون بتجسّسهم؛ فالحُرّاسُ الأبديّون قد حموه في اندفاعه إلى الأمام.
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नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रिपवःenemies
रिपवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
रिषण्यवःharm-intending (hostile) ones
रिषण्यवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootरिषण्यु
गर्भेin the womb/embryo-state
गर्भे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
सन्तम्being; existing
सन्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootअस् (धातु) → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
रेषणाःinjuries/assaults
रेषणाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरेषणा
रेषयन्तिthey harm; they injure
रेषयन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरिष्/रेष् (हिंसार्थक धातु; causative sense here)
अन्धाःblind (ones)
अन्धाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअन्ध
अपश्याःunseeing (ones)
अपश्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-पश्य (नञ् + पश्य)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दभन्they deceived/overcame
दभन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदभ्
अभिख्याrecognition; clear sight/identification
अभिख्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-ख्या (धातु ख्या ‘to see/recognize’)
नित्याःeverlasting; constant
नित्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
ईम्him
ईम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable (enclitic pronoun/adverb)
Rootईम्
प्रेतारःprotectors/guardians (lit. those who go forth)
प्रेतारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-इ (धातु इ ‘to go’) → प्रेतृ (agent noun)
अरक्षन्they protected
अरक्षन्:
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TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
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