Rig Veda 7.55.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 55, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.55
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (presumptive)
Devata: A mighty protective power imaged as the thousand-horned bull (not explicitly named); functional devata is ‘stambhana/śamana’ (stilling).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सहस्रशृङ्गो वृषभो यः समुद्रादुदाचरत् । तेना सहस्येना वयं नि जनान्त्स्वापयामसि ॥
Transliteration
sahásra-śṛṅgo vṛṣabhó yáḥ samudrā́d udā́carat | ténā sahasyèna vayáṁ ní jánān svāpayāmasi ||
Translation
সহস্র শৃঙ্গবিশিষ্ট সেই বৃষভ, যে সমুদ্র-গর্ভ থেকে উঠে এল—সেই সহস্র-শক্তি দ্বারা আমরা জনসমূহকে নত করে নিদ্রায় নিমজ্জিত করি, শান্ত স্থিতিতে স্থাপন করি।
Word by Word
सहस्रशृङ्गःhaving a thousand horns
सहस्रशृङ्गः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र- + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) → बहुव्रीहि-समास
वृषभःthe bull (mighty one)
वृषभः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-प्रत्ययः; वृषभस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रात्from the ocean
समुद्रात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्up, out
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग)
आचरत्moved forth / came out
आचरत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
तेनwith that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्येनwith the thousand(-fold) one / with the ‘sahasya’ (thousand-related power)
सहस्येन:
करण (तेन सह)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसहस्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहस्र-सम्बद्ध/सहस्र-सम्बन्धिन्’ इत्यर्थे)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, back; completely
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
जनान्people
जनान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वापयामसिwe cause (them) to sleep / we lull
स्वापयामसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्वप् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्वापय-
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