Rig Veda 7.56.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शुभ्रो वः शुष्मः क्रुध्मी मनांसि धुनिर्मुनिरिव शर्धस्य धृष्णोः ॥
Transliteration
śubhró vaḥ śúṣmaḥ krúdhmī manā́ṃsi dhúniḥ munír iva śárdhasya dhṛ́ṣṇoḥ ||
Translation
শুভ্র তোমাদের শুষ্ম—প্রেরণাবল—ক্রোধোন্মত্ত; তা ধৃষ্ট শর্ধের মনকে, উন্মত্ত মুনির ন্যায়, কাঁপিয়ে তোলে।
Word by Word
शु॒भ्रःbright, pure
शु॒भ्रः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः) / कर्ता (अन्तर्निहितः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र- (प्रातिपदिक) < √शुभ्/शुभ् (दीप्तौ/शोभने) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्ध)
वःof you; your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you/your’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
शुष्मःmight, vigor
शुष्मः:
कर्ता (वाक्य-प्रधानः)
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म- (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रुध्मीwrathful, fierce
क्रुध्मी:
विशेषणम् (शुष्मस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध्मी- (प्रातिपदिक; √क्रुध् ‘क्रोधे’ से विशेषण-निर्माण)
मनांसिminds, thoughts
मनांसि:
कर्म (धुनिः/धुनिरिव इत्यस्य) / अथवा कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे विषयः
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
धुनिःshaker, agitator
धुनिः:
कर्ता (उपमान/विशेष्य-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootधुनि- (प्रातिपदिक; √धुन् ‘कम्पने/धुनने’ से)
मुनिःsage
मुनिः:
कर्ता (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
उपमान-सम्बन्ध (simile marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
शर्धस्यof the troop, of the host
शर्धस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the troop/host’)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्ध- (प्रातिपदिक)
धृष्णोःof the bold/impetuous one
धृष्णोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the bold one’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootधृष्णु- (प्रातिपदिक; √धृष् ‘साहसे/धर्षणे’ से)
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