Rig Veda 1.175.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 175, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.175
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मुषाय सूर्यं कवे चक्रमीशान ओजसा । वह शुष्णाय वधं कुत्सं वातस्याश्वैः ॥
Transliteration
muṣāyá sū́ryaṃ kave cakrám ī́śāna ójasā | váha śúṣṇāya vadháṃ kútsaṃ vā́tasya áśvaiḥ ||
Translation
O Seher, raube die Sonne zurück; ergreife das Rad durch deine Herrschaft und Kraft. Trage den Schlag gegen Śuṣṇa; trage Kutsa mit den Rossen des Vāta.
Word by Word
मु॒षा॒यsecretly, by stealth
मु॒षा॒य:
Karaṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमु॒ष् (muṣ) / मु॒षा॒य (muṣāya) < अव्यय (instr. of muṣā ‘by stealth’)
सूर्यं॑the Sun
सूर्यं॑:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (prātipadika)
कवेO sage/poet (seer)
कवे:
(Sambodhana) संबोधन
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (prātipadika)
चक्रम्wheel, disk
चक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र (prātipadika)
ईशानःruling, lordly; possessing
ईशानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootईश् (īś) → ईशान (kṛdanta prātipadika)
ओजसाwith strength, by might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (prātipadika)
वहcarry! convey!
वह:
(Verb) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (vah)
शुष्णायfor Śuṣṇa (the demon)
शुष्णाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootशुष्ण (proper noun prātipadika)
वधम्slaying, killing
वधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध (prātipadika) / √वध् (to strike)
कुत्सम्Kutsa (name of a seer/hero)
कुत्सम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootकुत्स (proper noun prātipadika)
वातस्यof the wind
वातस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (prātipadika)
अश्वैःwith horses
अश्वैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (prātipadika)
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