Rig Veda 10.124.5 — Mandala 10, Sukta 124, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.124
Rishi: As above for RV 10.124 (edition-dependent).
Devata: Varuṇa (explicit), with Asura concept in focus.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify by scan).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
निर्माया उ त्ये असुरा अभूवन्त्वं च मा वरुण कामयासे । ऋतेन राजन्ननृतं विविञ्चन्मम राष्ट्रस्याधिपत्यमेहि ॥
Transliteration
nirmā́yā u tyé ásurā abhūvant tváṃ ca mā varuṇa kāmáyāse | ṛténa rā́jann ánṛtaṃ viviñcán máma rāṣṭrásyādhipátyam éhi ||
Translation
Dénués de la vraie puissance, tels devinrent ces Asuras ; et toi aussi, ô Varuṇa, tu me désires. Ô Roi, selon Ṛta, en tamisant le non-vrai, viens à la suzeraineté de mon royaume intérieur.
Word by Word
निर्मायाःof (your) stratagem / of (your) artifice
निर्मायाः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्माया- (प्रातिपदिक; निर्- + माया-)
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
त्येthose
त्ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
असुराःAsuras (lords/powers)
असुराः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर-
अभूवन्became
अभूवन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
माme
मा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवरुण-
कामयासेyou desire / you wish
कामयासे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकम्/कामय् (धातु; denominative from काम-)
ऋतेनby/with ṛta (cosmic order, truth)
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋत-
राजन्O king
राजन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootराजन्-
अनृतम्untruth, falsehood
अनृतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootअनृत-
विविञ्चन्separating/discerning (it)
विविञ्चन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootवि + विच् (धातु) / वि + वि-च् (to separate, sift, discern)
ममmy
मम:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
राष्ट्रस्यof the realm/kingdom
राष्ट्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र-
अधिपत्यम्lordship, sovereignty
अधिपत्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअधिपत्य- (अधि + पति + य)
एहिcome! / enter upon!
एहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
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