Rig Veda 1.10.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.10
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaishvamitra (traditionally for RV 1.10)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (11-syllable pādas; common for Indra hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नहि त्वा रोदसी उभे ऋघायमाणमिन्वतः । जेषः स्वर्वतीरपः सं गा अस्मभ्यं धूनुहि ॥
Transliteration
náhi tvā́ rodasī ubhé ṛ́ghāyámāṇam ínvataḥ | jeṣáḥ svàr-vatīr apáḥ sám gā́ asmábhyaṃ dhūnuhi ||
Translation
Pues ni el Cielo ni la Tierra, ambos, pueden hacerte retroceder cuando avanzas en tu poder impetuoso. Oh Vencedor, sacude para nosotros, juntos, las aguas que portan el mundo luminoso (svar) y los rayos de la Luz — las Vacas.
Word by Word
नहिindeed not / surely not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (न + हि) अव्यय
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्) सर्वनाम
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Kartā (with following verb) / (contextually subject of ‘invatḥ’)
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्यावापृथिव्यौ) प्रातिपदिक
उभेboth
उभे:
—
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (उभय) सर्वनाम-विशेषण
ऋघायमाणम्raging / being hostile
ऋघायमाणम्:
Karma (of ‘इन्वतः’)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (present participle)
Rootऋघाय (धातु, ‘to be angry/hostile; to rage’)
इन्वतःimpelling / urging on
इन्वतः:
Kartā (the two worlds as ‘impelling/urging’)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (present participle)
Rootइन्/इन्व् (धातु; ‘to set in motion, impel, drive, strengthen’)
जेषःconqueror / victorious one
जेषः:
Kartā (addressed/subject)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootजि (धातु ‘to conquer’) → जेष (नाम/विशेषण) अथवा जेषस्
स्वर्वतीःheavenly / sun-bright
स्वर्वतीः:
Karma (of ‘धूनुहि’)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर् + वत् (स्वर्वत्) प्रातिपदिक
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (जल) प्रातिपदिक
सम्together / forth
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् उपसर्ग/अव्यय
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (गाव्) प्रातिपदिक
अस्मभ्यम्for us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् सर्वनाम
धूनुहिshake loose / drive forth
धूनुहि:
— (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधू (धुनोति) धातु
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