Rig Veda 5.2.10: Mandala 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 10
Sukta 5.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत स्वानासो दिवि षन्त्वग्नेस्तिग्मायुधा रक्षसे हन्तवा उ । मदे चिदस्य प्र रुजन्ति भामा न वरन्ते परिबाधो अदेवीः ॥
Transliteration
utá svānā́so diví ṣantu agnés tiǵmāyudhā rákṣase hántavā u | máde cid asya prá rujanti bhā́mā ná varante paribā́dho ádevīḥ ||
Translation
ولتكن قواه الهادرة في السماء—أسلحةَ أغني الحادّة—لقتل الرَّكشَس (Rakṣas). وحتى في نشوته تتفجّر أبهاؤه؛ فلا تقدر المُعيقاتُ غيرُ الإلهية أن تحبس الضغطَ المُحِيط.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
स्वानासःthe barking/roaring ones (hounds; roaring flames)
स्वानासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्वान (प्रातिपदिक; √स्वन् ‘ध्वनिते’)
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
षन्तुlet them be
षन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू/अस्)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
तिग्मायुधाःsharp-weaponed
तिग्मायुधाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् स्वानासः)
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्म-आयुध (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
रक्षसेfor/against the demon (Rākṣas)
रक्षसे:
Sampradāna (dative target)
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्तवाto slay
हन्तवा:
Prayojana (purpose)
TypeVerbal derivative
Root√हन्
उindeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
मदेin exhilaration, in intoxication
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अस्यof him/this (Agni)
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रुजन्तिthey break, shatter
रुजन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रुज्
भामाःthe splendors/blazing lights
भामाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वरन्तेthey choose/accept; they yield
वरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
परिबाधःthe encompassing oppression/harassment
परिबाधः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपरि-बाध (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
अदेवीःthe ungodly (female) ones; non-divine foes
अदेवीः:
Karma (of वरन्ते)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअ-देवी (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
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