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Rig Veda 3.12.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 12, Mantra 6

Sukta 3.12

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for Mandala 3; hymn to Indrāgnī)
Devata: Indrāgnī (dual deity: Indra + Agni)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (typical for RV 3.12; this verse conforms to triṣṭubh cadence)

इन्द्राग्नी नवतिं पुरो दासपत्नीरधूनुतम् । साकमेकेन कर्मणा ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.12.6

índrāgnī navatíṃ púro dāsápatnīr adhūnutam | sākám ékena कर्म́ṇā ||

Oh Indra y Agni, con un solo acto unido sacudisteis y derribasteis noventa fortalezas en poder de las fuerzas dāsa; juntos rompisteis los cercos firmes de los poderes hostiles, para que la Luz pueda moverse libre.

इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) तथा द्वन्द्व-समास
नवतिम्ninety
नवतिम्:
कर्म (संख्या-विशेषणम् ‘पुरः’)
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootनवति (संख्यावाचक प्रातिपदिक)
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुरस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fortified place, stronghold’)
दासपत्नीर्having Dāsas as lords/masters (Dāsa-ruled)
दासपत्नीर्:
कर्म (पुरः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootदास + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक), तत्पुरुष-समास
अधूनुतम्you two shook down / shattered
अधूनुतम्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: इन्द्राग्नी)
TypeVerb
Rootधू (धुनोति) ‘shake, shatter’ + उपसर्ग अधि
साकम्together
साकम्:
Adverbial (सह-अर्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय)
एकेनwith one, by a single
एकेन:
करण (कर्मणा इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्मणाdeed, act, action
कर्मणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

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