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Rig Veda 1.116.21: Mandala 1, Sukta 116, Mantra 21

Sukta 1.116

Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya
Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā) with Indra as supporting power (indra-vantā)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

एकस्या वस्तोरावतं रणाय वशमश्विना सनये सहस्रा । निरहतं दुच्छुना इन्द्रवन्ता पृथुश्रवसो वृषणावरातीः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.116.21

ékasyā vástor ā́vataṁ ráṇāya váśam aśvinā sanáye sahásrā | nír ahataṁ ducchúnā índravantā pṛthúśravasaḥ vṛṣaṇāv arā́tīḥ ||

En une seule aurore vous amenâtes Vaśa pour la victoire au combat, ô Aśvins, pour l’acquisition du millier. Chassant la mauvaise détresse, avec la force d’Indra à vos côtés, vous deux puissants écartâtes de Pṛthuśravas les puissances hostiles.

एकस्याःof one (woman)
एकस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
वस्तोःof the dwelling / of the night
वस्तोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्तु/वस्तु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dwelling, house; night’)
आवतम्help, aid
आवतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअव (धातु) → अवत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘help, protection’)
रणायfor battle
रणाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
वशम्control, mastery
वशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवश (प्रातिपदिक ‘will, control; power’)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सनयेfor winning, for gain
सनये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसनि (प्रातिपदिक ‘gain, winning’) / √सन् ‘to win, obtain’
सहस्राthousands
सहस्रा:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (numeral)
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निःout, forth
निः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अहतम्you two struck down / removed
अहतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (participial predicate)
Root√हन् (धातु) with preverb नि- → नि-हन्; past passive participle ‘हत’
दुच्छुनाःmisfortunes, evil afflictions
दुच्छुनाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुच्छुना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ill-omen, misfortune, evil condition’)
इन्द्रवन्ताhaving Indra (as ally), Indra-possessing
इन्द्रवन्ता:
विशेषण (कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्र-वन्त (बहुव्रीहि/तद्धित ‘having Indra’)
पृथुश्रवसोःof Pṛthuśravas
पृथुश्रवसोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeProper Noun (patronymic/epithet)
Rootपृथु-श्रवस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय; name/epithet)
वृषणौyou two vigorous ones
वृषणौ:
कर्तृ/सम्बोधन (contextual)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘bull; vigorous one’)
अरातीःhostilities, harms (enemy-attacks)
अरातीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक ‘harm, hostility; enemy’)

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