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Rig Veda 3.53.9: Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 9

Sukta 3.53

Rishi: Viśvāmitra (Kauśika)
Devata: Indra (with Viśvāmitra foregrounded as agent)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

महाँ ऋषिर्देवजा देवजूतोऽस्तभ्नात्सिन्धुमर्णवं नृचक्षाः । विश्वामित्रो यदवहत्सुदासमप्रियायत कुशिकेभिरिन्द्रः ॥

Transliteration

mahā́n ṛ́ṣir devajā́ devajū́to ástabhnāt síndhum arṇaváṃ nṛcákṣāḥ | viśvā́mitro yád ávahat sudā́sam ápriyāyata kuśikébhir índraḥ ||

Translation

El gran Ṛṣi, nacido de los dioses e impulsado por los dioses, el que ve a los hombres, sostuvo firme el río oceánico. Cuando Viśvāmitra hizo pasar a Sudās, Indra avanzó con los Kuśikas, volviéndose contra lo hostil.

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महान्great
महान्:
विशेषण (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषिःseer
ऋषिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवजाःgod-born / born of the gods
देवजाः:
विशेषण (ऋषेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवजा (प्रातिपदिक; देव+जा)
देवजूतःgod-impelled / urged by the gods
देवजूतः:
विशेषण (ऋषेः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवजूत (प्रातिपदिक; देव+जूत)
अस्तभ्नात्propped up; held fast; supported
अस्तभ्नात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्तभ् (धातु)
सिन्धुम्the river Sindhu / the river
सिन्धुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णवम्the flood; the sea-like surge
अर्णवम्:
कर्म (सिन्धुम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
नृचक्षाःman-seeing; having men in view (far-sighted for men)
नृचक्षाः:
विशेषण (ऋषेः)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनृचक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक; नृ+चक्षस्)
विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra
विश्वामित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeProper Noun
Rootविश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/काल-निर्देश
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवहत्carried/led down; brought
अवहत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु) + अव (उपसर्ग)
सुदासम्Sudās
सुदासम्:
कर्म
TypeProper Noun
Rootसुदास (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रियायतwent away; departed
अप्रियायत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) + अप (उपसर्ग)
कुशिकेभिःwith the Kuśikas (clan of Viśvāmitra)
कुशिकेभिः:
सह/करण (सहचर्य/साधनभाव)
TypeNoun (tribal/patronymic)
Rootकुशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeProper Noun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
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