Rig Veda 7.55.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 55, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.55
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Addressed to the Sārameya dog (guardian figure) within the Vāstoṣpati complex
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदर्जुन सारमेय दतः पिशङ्ग यच्छसे । वीव भ्राजन्त ऋष्टय उप स्रक्वेषु बप्सतो नि षु स्वप ॥
Transliteration
yád arjuna sārameya datáḥ piśaṅga yácchase | vī́va bhrājante ṛ́ṣṭaya úpa srakvéṣu bápsato ní ṣu svapa ||
Translation
يا أَرْجُنا، يا ابنَ سارَما (Saramā)، يا ذا الأسنانِ الشقراءِ المائلةِ إلى الحمرة، حينَ تَعدو هنا وهناك—كأنَّ رِماحَكَ تلمعُ عندَ فكَّيكَ وأنتَ تنبح. اضطجعْ؛ ونَمْ نومًا هنيئًا.
Word by Word
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा यद्-सम्बन्धी अव्यय
अर्जुनO Arjuna
अर्जुन:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
सारमेयO Sārameya (offspring of Saramā; a dog)
सारमेय:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootसारमेय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सारमा’ से)
दतःtoothed; with teeth
दतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दन्त’/‘दत्’ = tooth) अथवा दत (विशेषण)
पिशङ्गO tawny/reddish-brown one
पिशङ्ग:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootपिशङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छसेyou restrain/hold back
यच्छसे:
कर्तृ (त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) — यच्छति (प्रसारण/विकल्प-रूप)
वीवindeed/lo!/surely (exclamatory particle)
वीव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवीव (निपात; वैदिक उद्गार/प्रेरणार्थ)
भ्राजन्तेthey shine/flash
भ्राजन्ते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootभ्राज् (धातु)
ऋष्टयःspears/lances
ऋष्टयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards/near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्रक्वेषुin the jaws/jowls
स्रक्वेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootस्रक्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्रक्वन्/स्रक्व’ = jaw/cheek/jowl)
बप्सतःof the barking/snapping one
बप्सतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootबप्सत् (प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमान-कृदन्त, ‘बप्स्/बभ्स्’ धातु-सम्बद्ध ‘to bark/snap’)
निdown; completely
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
षुindeed; straightaway
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात; वैदिक)
स्वपsleep!
स्वप:
कर्तृ (त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootस्वप् (धातु)
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