Rig Veda 1.18.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 18, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.18
Rishi: Kakṣīvant Dairghatamasa (traditionally for RV 1.18)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati (with Indra and Soma as associated powers in the verse)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स घा वीरो न रिष्यति यमिन्द्रो ब्रह्मणस्पतिः । सोमो हिनोति मर्त्यम् ॥
Transliteration
sá ghā vīró ná riṣyati yám índro bráhmaṇas-pátiḥ | sómo hinóti mártyam ||
Translation
Wahrlich, jener Held geht nicht zugrunde, den Indra, Brahmanaspati, der Herr des Wortes, und Soma vorwärts treiben. Denn Soma treibt den Sterblichen an.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
घindeed, surely
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ (निपात) अथवा घा (वैदिक निपात)
वीरःhero, brave man
वीरः:
कर्तृ (सः इति सह समानाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-निपात) / न (उपमानार्थक) — अत्र उपमानार्थक
रिष्यतिis harmed / suffers injury
रिष्यति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रिष् (हिंसायाम्/क्षतौ)
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिःBṛhaspati (lord of prayer)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रः इति सह समुच्चित/समानाधिकरण-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मणस्-पति (समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
नोतिdrives/impels (on), leads
नोति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√नु/√नव् (प्रेरणे/गमने) — वैदिक प्रयोगः: ‘नोति’ = ‘प्रेरयति/नेति’
मर्त्यम्a mortal (man)
मर्त्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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