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Rig Veda 7.31.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 31, Mantra 6

Sukta 7.31

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

त्वं वर्मासि सप्रथः पुरोयोधश्च वृत्रहन् । त्वया प्रति ब्रुवे युजा ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.31.6

tváṃ vármāsi sapráthaḥ puroyódhaś ca vṛtrahan | tváyā práti bruve yujā́ ||

أنتَ الدِّرعُ الواسعُ الامتداد، والمُقاتِلُ في المُقدَّمة، يا قاتلَ ڤِرْترا؛ ومعكَ مُقترنًا كقوّةٍ مُصاحِبةٍ أُفْصِحُ بكلمتي المُجيبة.

त्वम्thou, you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्माarmor, protection
वर्मा:
प्रधानीय-विशेष्य (सम्बन्धः: ‘त्वं वर्मा असि’)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया (सम्बन्ध-क्रिया: ‘art/are’)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सप्रथःwidely-spreading, far-extending
सप्रथः:
विशेषण (त्वम्/इन्द्रः प्रति)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + प्रथ (प्रथ्/प्रथय् ‘to spread, be broad’) → प्रथ (प्रातिपदिक); उपसर्ग: सु-
पुरोयोधःforemost fighter, champion in front
पुरोयोधः:
विशेषण (त्वम्/इन्द्रः प्रति)
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootपुरस्/पुरो (अव्यय/उपपद) + योध (प्रातिपदिक, ‘fighter’) ← युध् (धातु)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (and)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वृत्रहन्O slayer of Vṛtra
वृत्रहन्:
सम्बोधन (addressed to Indra)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (धातु ‘to slay’) → हन्- (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक); समास: तत्पुरुष
त्वयाwith you, by you
त्वया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards, in reply
प्रति:
दिशा/सम्बन्ध (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रुवेI speak
ब्रुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु ‘to speak’)
युजाas a yoked companion/ally; with a yoke (i.e., in harness)
युजा:
करण (सहाय-भाव: ‘as/with a yoked ally’)
TypeNoun
Rootयुज् (धातु ‘to yoke, join’) → युज्/युज (प्रातिपदिक ‘yoke, yoked companion’)

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