Rig Veda 7.104.17: Mandala 7, Sukta 104, Mantra 17
Sukta 7.104
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Apotropaic focus; Soma-stones (grāvāṇaḥ) as empowered instruments; hostile rakṣas as target
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र या जिगाति खर्गलेव नक्तमप द्रुहा तन्वं गूहमाना । वव्राँ अनन्ताँ अव सा पदीष्ट ग्रावाणो घ्नन्तु रक्षस उपब्दैः ॥
Transliteration
prá yā́ jigāti khargáleva náktam ápa druhā́ tanvàṃ gū́hamānā | vavrā́n anantā́n áva sā́ padīṣṭa grā́vāṇo ghnantu rákṣasa upabdáiḥ ||
Translation
تتقدّمُ ككائنٍ يَتَسَلَّلُ ليلًا، تُخفي جسدَها في الخديعة. فلتسقطْ إلى حُظائرَ لا نهايةَ لها؛ ولتضربْ أحجارُ العصرِ الرَّكْشَسَ بضرباتٍ ساحقة.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-stem ya-)
जिगातिgoes forth, advances
जिगाति:
(with यः) Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (gam) with reduplication (intensive/present)
खर्गलःa thief/robber (lit. ‘khargala’)
खर्गलः:
Kartā (of implied comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootखर्गल (prātipadika)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
नक्तम्by night, at night
नक्तम्:
Adhikaraṇa (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम्
अपaway
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (upasarga)
द्रुहाःfrom the malicious one / from hostility
द्रुहाः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह् (prātipadika from √द्रुह् ‘to harm/deceive’)
तन्वम्body, person
तन्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (prātipadika)
गूहमानःhiding, concealing
गूहमानः:
Kartā (agreeing with यः)
TypeParticiple
Root√गूह् (gūh) ‘to hide’
वव्रान्coverings, enclosures (lurking-places)
वव्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवव्र (prātipadika)
अनन्तान्endless, boundless
अनन्तान्:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्त (prātipadika)
अवdown, away
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (upasarga)
सhe
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootस (sarvanāma-stem sa-)
पदीष्टstepped down/away, went down
पदीष्ट:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√पद् (pad) ‘to go/step’
ग्रावाणःpressing-stones
ग्रावाणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावन् (prātipadika)
घ्नन्तुlet (them) strike/slay
घ्नन्तु:
(with ग्रावाणः) Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (han) ‘to strike, slay’
रक्षसःdemons, harmful spirits
रक्षसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (prātipadika)
उपब्दैःwith blows/strokes (lit. ‘smite-sounds’)
उपब्दैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउपब्द (prātipadika)
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