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Rig Veda 10.87.18: Mandala 10, Sukta 87, Mantra 18

Sukta 10.87

Rishi: Kavya Uśanas (traditional)
Devata: Savitṛ (with Aditi invoked; anti-demonic frame continues)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

विषं गवां यातुधानाः पिबन्त्वा वृश्च्यन्तामदितये दुरेवाः । परैनान्देवः सविता ददातु परा भागमोषधीनां जयन्ताम् ॥

viṣáṃ gavā́ṃ yātudhā́nāḥ pibantv ā́ vṛścyantā́m áditaye durévāḥ | párainān deváḥ savitā́ dadātu párā bhāgám óṣadhīnāṃ jayantām ||

Die Yātudhānas sollen das Gift der Kühe trinken; die Übeltäter sollen für Aditi abgeschnitten, ausgesondert werden. Der Gott Savitṛ gebe sie weit fort; sie sollen den Anteil an den Heilkräutern (oṣadhī) verlieren und unterliegen.

विषम्poison
विषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविष (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
यातुधानाःthe sorcerers/demons (Yātudhānas)
यातुधानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
पिबन्तुlet them drink
पिबन्तु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
towards; in
:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वृश्च्यन्ताम्let them be cut off / be severed
वृश्च्यन्ताम्:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootव्रश्च्/वृश्च् (धातु)
अदितयेfor Aditi
अदितये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरेवाःill-disposed/evil-minded ones
दुरेवाः:
कर्तृ (पिबन्तु/वृश्च्यन्ताम्-इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदुरेवा (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्- + एवा)
पराaway; forth
परा:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (निपात/अव्यय)
एनान्these (them)
एनान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar
सविता:
कर्तृ (देवः सविता = कर्तृ-समासार्थ)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
ददातुlet (him) give / consign
ददातु:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
पराaway
परा:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (निपात/अव्यय)
भागम्share; portion
भागम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
ओषधीनाम्of the plants/herbs
ओषधीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
जयन्ताम्let them win / prevail
जयन्ताम्:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु)

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