Rig Veda 1.84.13: Mandala 1, Sukta 84, Mantra 13
Sukta 1.84
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence possible; traditional meters list may vary (shorter verse)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रो दधीचो अस्थभिर्वृत्राण्यप्रतिष्कुतः । जघान नवतीर्नव ॥
Transliteration
índro dadhī́co ásthabhir vṛtrā́ṇy áprati-skutaḥ | jaghā́na navatī́r náva ||
Translation
Indra, der Unwiderstehliche, erschlug mit den Gebeinen Dadhīcas die Vṛtras – neunundneunzig –, indem er die wiederkehrenden Hüllen der Hemmung zerschmetterte.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दधीचःof/from Dadhīca
दधीचः:
अपादान (स्रोत/उत्पत्तिस्थान; ‘from Dadhīca’)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootदधीच् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
अस्थभिःwith bones
अस्थभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्राणिVṛtra(-foes), obstructers
वृत्राणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रतिष्कुतःunrepulsed, not driven back
अप्रतिष्कुतः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
Rootप्रति-√स्कु (धातु) → प्रतिष्कुत (कृदन्त, PPP); नञ्-पूर्वक
जघानhe slew
जघान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हन॑) [परस्मैपद]; लिट्-रूप (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट)
नवतीःninety
नवतीः:
कर्म (संख्याविशेषणम्)
TypeNumeral (adjectival)
Rootनवति (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
नवnine
नव:
कर्म (संख्यापूरकः)
TypeNumeral (indeclinable/adjectival)
Rootनव (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
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