Mantra 2
Sukta 33
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नाधृष आ दधृषते धृषाणो धृषितः शवः । पुरा यथा व्यथिः श्रव इन्द्रस्य नाधृषे शवः
IAST Transliteration
nā́dhṛṣa ā́ dadhṛṣate dhṛṣāṇó dhṛṣitáḥ śávaḥ | purā́ yáthā vyathíḥ śráva índrásya nā́dhṛṣe śávaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Men dare to press against the unassailable; yet bold and whetted is his might. As of old, rout and renown are his—Indra’s, the unassailable—his force.
Word by Word
नाधृषःthe unassailable (one)
नाधृषः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनाधृष (प्रातिपदिक; न- + धृष ‘धर्षणे/साहसे’ से निष्पन्न बहुव्रीहि/नञ्-तत्पुरुष) अथवा नाधृष (स्थिर प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दधृषतेdares; ventures
दधृषते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधृष् (धातु; धर्षणे/साहसे)
धृषाणःdaring; bold
धृषाणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootधृष् (धातु) → धृषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमान/स्वभाववाचक ‘धृष्’ से)
धृषितःmade bold; emboldened
धृषितः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootधृष् (धातु) → धृषित (कृदन्त; क्त)
शवःmight; strength
शवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुराformerly; of old
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
यथाas; just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
व्यथिःshaking; trembling
व्यथिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootव्यथ् (धातु; व्यथने) → व्यथि (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
श्रवःfame; renown
श्रवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नाधृषेfor the unassailable (one)
नाधृषे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootनाधृष (प्रातिपदिक)
शवःmight; strength
शवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (compressed stava style)
Mantra Rasa
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