Rig Veda 8.69.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 69, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.69
Rishi: Pragātha tradition of Mandala 8 (exact ṛṣi attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Primarily Indra as leader/disperser of opposition (implicit)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh-family (needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो व्यतीँरफाणयत्सुयुक्ताँ उप दाशुषे । तक्वो नेता तदिद्वपुरुपमा यो अमुच्यत ॥
Transliteration
yó vyatī́ṃr áphāṇayat súyuktāṃ úpa dāśúṣe | takvó netā́ tád íd vápur upamā́ yó amúcyata ||
Translation
Der, der die widerstreitenden Mächte auseinandertreibt und dem Spender die wohlangespannten Kräfte nahebringt – er, der schnelle Führer: eben diese Gestalt von ihm ist das Maß, er, der zur freien Wirksamkeit entbunden ist.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-कर्ता) / विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
व्यतीःcrossings; passages; (hostile) transgressions
व्यतीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्यति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘व्यती’ इति स्त्रीलिङ्ग-बहुवचन-रूपम्)
अफा॑णयत्caused to be overcome / drove away / made (them) yield
अफा॑णयत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√फण्/√फणय् (वेद. caus./denom. ‘अ-फाणयत्’)
सुयु॑क्तान्well-yoked; well-harnessed (ones)
सुयु॑क्तान्:
Karma (विशेषणम् ‘व्यतीः’/सम्बद्ध-वस्तु) অথবা कर्म-सम्बद्धः
TypeAdjective (participle used as noun)
Rootसु- + √युज् (कृदन्त: ‘सुयुक्त’)
उपtowards; near; up to
उप:
(उपसर्गः) क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दाशुषेto the giver; to the worshipper (who offers)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (agent noun) / Participle
Root√दाश् (कृदन्त: ‘दाशु’ = दाता/यजमान; दाशुष्)
तक्वःthe swift one
तक्वः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-कर्ता) / विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतक्व (प्रातिपदिक; वेद. ‘swift/active one’)
नेताleader; guide
नेता:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-कर्ता) / विशेषणम्
TypeNoun
Rootनीतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √नी ‘to lead’ से)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma / (वाक्य-सम्बन्धे) विषय-निर्देशः
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इद्indeed; just
इद्:
(निपातः) बलार्थक/निश्चयार्थक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
वपुःform; body; appearance
वपुः:
Karma / विषयः
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उपमाlikeness; comparison; match
उपमा:
Kartā/विधेय-नाम (सम्बन्धे ‘वपुः’ इत्यस्य) / विशेषणार्थः
TypeNoun
Rootउपमा (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमुच्यतwas released; was set free
अमुच्यत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मुच् (वेद. passive)
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