Rig Veda 10.87.24: Mandala 10, Sukta 87, Mantra 24
Sukta 10.87
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रत्यग्ने मिथुना दह यातुधाना किमीदिना । सं त्वा शिशामि जागृह्यदब्धं विप्र मन्मभिः ॥
Transliteration
praty agne mithunā daha yātudhānā kimīdinā | saṃ tvā śiśāmi jāgṛhy adabdham vipra manmabhiḥ ||
Translation
يا أغني، أحرِقْ وادفعْ إلى الوراء، اثنين اثنين، اليَاتودهانا والكيـميدين. إنّي أُحدّك حتى الامتلاء؛ فاستيقظ—كن يقِظاً، أيّها الـvipra الذي لا يُغلَب، بتشكيلات أفكارنا.
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards; against
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/avyaya)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मिथुनाin pairs; twofold
मिथुना:
—
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootमिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
दहburn!
दह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु)
यातुधानान्the sorcerers/demons (Yātudhānas)
यातुधानान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
किमीदिनान्the Kīmīdins (a class of harmful beings)
किमीदिनान्:
कर्म (यातुधानानाम् अपि विशेषण/समुच्चित-कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिमीदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (upasarga/avyaya)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शिशामिI sharpen/rouse (you); I make you ready
शिशामि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशिश्/शिशा (धातु; ‘to whet, sharpen, make ready’)
जागृह्यhaving awakened; being awake
जागृह्य:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजागृ (धातु)
अदब्धम्undeluded; unharmed; unassailable
अदब्धम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; a- + dabdhá ‘deceived/harmed’)
विप्रO inspired sage (Agni)
विप्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्मभिःwith hymns/thoughts
मन्मभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, hymn, devotion’)
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