Rig Veda 7.104.19: Mandala 7, Sukta 104, Mantra 19
Sukta 7.104
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra (with Soma as empowering adjunct)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वर्तय दिवो अश्मानमिन्द्र सोमशितं मघवन्त्सं शिशाधि । प्राक्तादपाक्तादधरादुदक्तादभि जहि रक्षसः पर्वतेन ॥
Transliteration
prá vartaya divó áśmānam indra sómaśitaṃ maghaván sáṃ śiśādhi | prā́ktād apā́ktād adharā́d údaktād abhí jahi rákṣasaḥ párvatena ||
Translation
دَحرِجْ، يا إندرا، حجرَ السماء المصقولَ بسوما؛ يا سخيّ العطاء، أطلقه في تمام اندفاعه. من الأمام ومن الخلف، من الأسفل ومن الأعلى—اضربِ الرَّكْشَسَ بالجبل.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग) / प्र (अव्यय)
वर्तयset in motion, hurl/roll (forth)!
वर्तय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तते) → caus. √वर्तय्
दिवःof heaven, from the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौः)
अश्मानम्stone, rock
अश्मानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
सोमशितम्Soma-sharpened (made keen by Soma)
सोमशितम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम-शित (समास; शित < √शा/√शि? ‘to sharpen’ → शित ‘sharpened’)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootमघवन्
तम्that (one/it)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
शिशाधिmake it effective / subdue (it)!
शिशाधि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√शाध् (शाध्नोति/शाधयति) ‘to overpower, subdue, make effective’
प्राक्तात्from the front/forepart
प्राक्तात्:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्राक् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल् (-तात्)
अपाक्तात्from the rear/back
अपाक्तात्:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपाक् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल् (-तात्)
अधरात्from below
अधरात्:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधर (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल् (-ात्)
उदक्तात्from above
उदक्तात्:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउदक्/उदञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक ‘upper’) + तसिल् (-तात्)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जहिsmite, slay!
जहि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हन्ति)
रक्षसःthe demons (Rākṣasas), evil beings
रक्षसः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्
पर्वतेनwith a mountain (as weapon)
पर्वतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
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