Rig Veda 1.32.4 — Mandala 1, Sukta 32, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.32
Rishi: गृत्समदः शौनकः (Gṛtsamada Śaunaka)
Devata: इन्द्रः (Indra)
Chandas: त्रिष्टुप् (Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदिन्द्राहन्प्रथमजामहीनामान्मायिनाममिनाः प्रोत मायाः । आत्सूर्यं जनयन्द्यामुषासं तादीत्ना शत्रुं न किला विवित्से ॥
Transliteration
yád índrā́han prathamajā́m áhīnām ā́n māyínām ámināḥ prá uta māyā́ḥ | ā́t sū́ryaṃ janáyan dyā́m uṣā́saṃ tā́dītnā́ śátruṃ ná kilā́ vivitse ||
Translation
Als Indra den Erstgeborenen der Schlangen erschlug, da zerbrach er die Kräfte der Zauberer und ihre Zauber, ihre Māyās. Daraus ließ er die Sonne geboren werden, den Himmel und die Morgenröte; so suchte er wahrlich fortan keinen Feind mehr.
Word by Word
यत्when/that (relative)
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अहन्slew
अहन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
प्रथमजाम्first-born
प्रथमजाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + जा (स्त्री. ‘जन्म/जाति’)
अहीनाम्of the serpents (Vṛtra’s brood)
अहीनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
आन्upon/against (intensifier)
आन्:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) + (अभि/आङ्-प्रयोगः) — पदे ‘आन्’ इति निपातवत्
मायिनाम्of the sorcerers/possessors of māyā
मायिनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘माया’ + इन्)
अमिनाःhe crushed/overpowered
अमिनाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमि/मीन् (धातु; ‘to diminish, harm’) with अ- (augment) → अमिन्-
प्रोतforth and up; completely
प्रोत:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र + उत् (उपसर्गौ) / ‘प्रोत’ इति निपातसमूहः
मायाःmagical powers/illusions
मायाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
आत्then/thereupon
आत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआत् (निपात; ‘then/from that’)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
जनयन्generating/bringing forth
जनयन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) → जनय (णिच्) + शतृ
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषासम्Dawn
उषासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed
इत्:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
नाlike/as
ना:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootना (निपात; ‘like/as’)
शत्रुम्an enemy
शत्रुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
किलindeed/forsooth
किल:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल (निपात)
विवित्सेhe wished to find out/seek to know
विवित्से:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘to know’) → desiderative विवित्स (सन्)
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