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Rig Veda 10.87.25: Mandala 10, Sukta 87, Mantra 25

Sukta 10.87

Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; needs confirmation)

प्रत्यग्ने हरसा हरः शृणीहि विश्वतः प्रति । यातुधानस्य रक्षसो बलं वि रुज वीर्यम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.87.25

praty agne harasā haraḥ śṛṇīhi viśvataḥ prati | yātudhānasya rakṣaso balaṃ vi ruja vīryam ||

O Agni, in deiner wilden Glutkraft — höre, von allen Seiten her gewandt. Zerschmettere die Stärke und die wirksame Macht des yātudhāna-Rakṣas.

प्रतिtowards; against
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/avyaya)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हरसाwith (your) might/impetuous force
हरसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हरः(your) might/impetuous force
हरः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootहरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शृणीहिhear! listen!
शृणीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootशृ (धातु; शृणोति/शृणुते ‘to hear’)
विश्वतःfrom all sides; everywhere
विश्वतः:
अधिकरण (दिशा/परिसर)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
प्रतिtowards; against
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (upasarga/avyaya)
यातुधानस्यof the sorcerer/demon (Yātudhāna)
यातुधानस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षसःof the Rākṣasa/demon
रक्षसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बलम्strength; force
बलम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; asunder; forth
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रुजbreak! shatter!
रुज:
TypeVerb
Rootरुज् (धातु ‘to break, shatter’)
वीर्यम्heroic power; prowess
वीर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

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