Rig Veda 1.191.14: Mandala 1, Sukta 191, Mantra 14
Sukta 1.191
Devata: Apotropaic healing charm against poison (viṣa); protective/counter-poison powers (often aligned with the Waters and allied goddesses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्रिः सप्त मयूर्यः सप्त स्वसारो अग्रुवः । तास्ते विषं वि जभ्रिर उदकं कुम्भिनीरिव ॥
Transliteration
tríḥ saptá mayū́ryaḥ saptá svásāro agrúvaḥ | tā́s te víṣaṃ ví jabhrire udakáṃ kumbhinī́r iva ||
Translation
ثلاثَ مرّاتٍ سبعُ قوىً مُضيئة، وسبعُ أخواتٍ يتقدّمنَ في الطليعة، قد حملنَ سمَّك وأبعدنه وطرحنه خارجًا—كنساءٍ ذواتِ جرارِ ماءٍ يرفعنَ الماءَ ويُزيلنه: كذلك يَستخرجنَ السُّمَّ من الكيان.
Word by Word
त्रिःthrice
त्रिः:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण-भावे) / अव्यय-विशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → त्रिस्
सप्तseven
सप्त:
Viśeṣaṇa (संख्याविशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
मयूर्यःpeahens (female peacocks)
मयूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमयूरी (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वसारःsisters
स्वसारः:
Kartā (मयूर्यः इत्यस्य सह-समन्वयः)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रुवःswift-moving / active
अग्रुवः:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्रु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अग्रो गमनशील/शीघ्रगामी’ इत्यर्थे वैदिक)
ताःthose (fem.)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विषम्poison
विषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; away; forth
वि:
— (क्रियाविशेषक-उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
जभ्रुःthey have carried off / removed
जभ्रुः:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ् धारणे) + उपसर्ग वि
उदकम्water
उदकम्:
Karma (उपमान-प्रयोगे) / क्रियाविशेषणार्थे
TypeNoun
Rootउदक (प्रातिपदिक)
कुम्भिनीः(women) with water-jars; jar-bearers
कुम्भिनीः:
Kartā (उपमान-सम्बन्धे ‘इव’ सह) अथवा उपमानम्
TypeNoun
Rootकुम्भिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
— (उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
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