Rig Veda 10.33.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 33, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.33
Devata: Indra (context of the sukta) as the one appealed to for relief from affliction
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं मा तपन्त्यभितः सपत्नीरिव पर्शवः । नि बाधते अमतिर्नग्नता जसुर्वेर्न वेवीयते मतिः ॥
Transliteration
sáṃ mā tapanty abhítaḥ sapatnī́r iva párśavaḥ | ní bādhate ámatir nagnátā jásur vér ná vevīyate matíḥ ||
Translation
Meine Rippen brennen mich ringsum, wie Nebenfrauen in Rivalität. Unverstand drückt mich nieder—Nacktheit, Erschöpfung. Mein Denken bebt nicht davon wie aus Furcht.
Word by Word
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) / सम् (अव्यय)
माme
मा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तपन्तिthey heat/burn/torment
तपन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (तपँ दाहे/सन्तापे)
अभितःaround; on all sides
अभितः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभितः (अव्यय)
सपत्नीःco-wives; rival wives
सपत्नीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसपत्नी (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
पर्शवःaxes; hatchets
पर्शवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्शु (पुं-प्रातिपदिक) / पर्शु (नपुं)
निdown; away; thoroughly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
बाधतेit presses/afflicts; drives away
बाधते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (बाधँ बाधने)
अमतिःfolly; lack of right thought
अमतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअमति (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
नग्नताby nakedness; by bareness
नग्नता:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनग्नता (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक; -ता भाव)
जसुःhas perished/has been exhausted (Vedic perfect)
जसुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजस् (जस्/जसँ = क्षये/हिंसायाम् इत्यादि; वैदिक रूप)
वेःof you / your (Vedic enclitic)
वेः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootवि (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / वैदिक एन्क्लिटिक ‘वे’
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
वेवीयतेit moves/restlessly goes about; wavers
वेवीयते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवी (वी गतौ/वयने) with reduplication (वे-वी-)
मतिःthought; intention; understanding
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
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