Rig Veda 1.39.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 39, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.39
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्थिरा वः सन्त्वायुधा पराणुदे वीळू उत प्रतिष्कभे । युष्माकमस्तु तविषी पनीयसी मा मर्त्यस्य मायिनः ॥
Transliteration
sthirā́ vaḥ sántv ā́yudhā parāṇúde vīḷū́ utá pratiṣká bhe | yuṣmā́kam astu táviṣī panī́yasī mā́ mártyasya māyínaḥ ||
Translation
Fest seien eure Waffen— zum Zurückdrängen und zum Niederhalten des harten Angreifers. Uns gehöre eure Kraft, die höchst begehrenswerte, damit kein Sterblicher mit trügerischem Sinn über uns siege.
Word by Word
स्थिराःfirm, steadfast
स्थिराः:
Kartā (वः सह) / विधेय-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर- (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
विधेय-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
आयुधाweapons
आयुधा:
Kartā (सन्तु इत्यस्य) / विषयः
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध- (प्रातिपदिक)
पराaway, forth
परा:
क्रियाविशेषण (direction/intensity)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अनुदेdrive/push away!
अनुदे:
विधेय-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनुद् (धातु) + अनु- (उपसर्ग)
वीळुobstacle, hindrance (hostile resistance)
वीळु:
Karma (अनुदे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवीळु- (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
समुच्चय (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
प्रतिष्कभेbrace/prop (it) against!, support!
प्रतिष्कभे:
विधेय-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्कभ्/स्तभ् (धातु; ‘to prop, support’) + प्रति- (उपसर्ग)
युष्माकम्of you (belonging to you)
युष्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
विधेय-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तविषीstrength, might
तविषी:
Kartā (अस्तु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootतविषी- (प्रातिपदिक)
पनीयसीmore admirable/excellent
पनीयसी:
विधेय-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootपनीयस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘admirable, excellent’)
माdo not
मा:
निषेध (क्रियायाः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
मर्त्यस्यof a mortal
मर्त्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
निषेध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
मायिनःof the crafty/deceitful one
मायिनः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमायिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
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