Rig Veda 1.133.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 133, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.133
Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional attribution for RV 1.133)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable for this short verse; exact metrical assignment may vary by recension analysis)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभिव्लग्या चिदद्रिवः शीर्षा यातुमतीनाम् । छिन्धि वटूरिणा पदा महावटूरिणा पदा ॥
Transliteration
abhí-vlagyā́ cid adrivaḥ śīrṣā́ yātu-mátīnām | chindhí vaṭū́riṇā padā́ mahā́-vaṭūriṇā padā́ ||
Translation
Selbst wenn sie auf dich losspringen, o Träger des Steins, schlag sie am Haupt, die zauberischen Mächte. Hau sie nieder mit deinem niederstampfenden Fuß – mit deinem großen niederstampfenden Fuß.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग)
व्लग्याwith/by a blow; with a stroke
व्लग्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्लग्य (प्रातिपदिक; √व्लग्/वल्ग् ‘to strike/assail’ से व्युत्पन्न, वैदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अद्रिवःO stone-/bolt-bearing one (epithet)
अद्रिवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootअद्रि-वस् (प्रातिपदिक; अद्रि ‘पत्थर/वज्र’ + वस् ‘धारण/युक्त’)
शीर्षाwith the head
शीर्षा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशीर्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यातुlet (him/it) go; may it go
यातु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थ)
मतीनाम्of the counsels/thoughts
मतीनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमती (प्रातिपदिक; मति ‘thought, counsel’)
छिन्धिcut! cleave!
छिन्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√छिद् (छेदन)
वटूरिणाwith the club/striker
वटूरिणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवटूरिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वटूर’/‘वटूरि’ = दण्ड/वज्र/प्रहारक-उपकरण, वैदिक)
पदाwith the foot/step
पदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
महावटूरिणाwith the great club/striker
महावटूरिणा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहा-वटूरिन् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वटूरिन्)
पदाwith the foot/step
पदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
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