Rig Veda 10.185.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 185, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.185
Devata: Mitra–Aryaman–Varuṇa (continuation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नहि तेषाममा चन नाध्वसु वारणेषु । ईशे रिपुरघशंसः ॥
Transliteration
náhi téṣām amā́ cána nā́dhvasu vāraṇéṣu | ī́śe ripúr agha-śáṃsaḥ ||
Translation
لِمَن تُسْنِدُهُم هذه القُوَى، لا تَسُودُ إرادةٌ مُعاديةٌ—لا قريبةً ولا في الطُّرُقِ العَسِرَةِ والمَسالِكِ المُعْتَرِضَة—ولا يَحْكُمُ هُناكَ الخَصْمُ سَيِّئُ القَوْلِ؛ فَلَا سُلْطَانَ لَهُ فِيهَا.
Word by Word
नहिindeed not; surely not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (न + हि)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमाat home; nearby
अमा:
Adhikaraṇa (locative sense, adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअमा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक; ‘घर/समीप/साथ’ अर्थे)
चनeven; at all
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (एव/अपि-समर्थक निपात)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
अध्वसुon the paths; on journeys
अध्वसु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वारणेषुin obstacles/wardings; in hindrances
वारणेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवारण (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशेrules; has power
ईशे:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईश् (धातु) / ईशे (आत्मनेपदी रूप)
रिपुःthe enemy
रिपुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
अघशंसःevil-speaking; of wicked praise (maligner)
अघशंसः:
Kartā (as apposition/epithet of subject)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअघशंस (प्रातिपदिक; अघ + शंस)
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