Rig Veda 1.37.12: Mandala 1, Sukta 37, Mantra 12
Sukta 1.37
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Marutaḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मरुतो यद्ध वो बलं जनाँ अचुच्यवीतन । गिरीँरचुच्यवीतन ॥
Transliteration
marúto yád dha vo bálaṃ jánāṃ acucyavītana | girī́ṃr acucyavītana ||
Translation
O Maruts, wenn eure Kraft losgelassen wird, bringt ihr die Völker aus ihrer Festigkeit ins Wanken; ihr bringt selbst die Berge in Bewegung — so unwiderstehlich ist der Stoß eurer Macht.
Word by Word
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) < √मर्/√मृ (गत्यर्थ/प्राणने) (निरुक्त-परम्परा)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बलम्strength, might
बलम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
जनान्peoples, men
जनान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
अचुच्यवीतनyou have set in motion / you have made to move
अचुच्यवीतन:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√च्यव् (चलने/अपसरणे) + उपसर्ग: आ-; (वेदिक-लिट्/परफेक्ट-प्रयोग)
गिरीन्mountains
गिरीन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
अचुच्यवीतनyou have set in motion / you have made to move
अचुच्यवीतन:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√च्यव् (चलने/अपसरणे) + उपसर्ग: आ-; (वेदिक-लिट्/परफेक्ट-प्रयोग)
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