Rig Veda 7.56.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 56, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.56
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (presumptive)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि स्वपूभिर्मिथो वपन्त वातस्वनसः श्येना अस्पृध्रन् ॥
Transliteration
abhí svapū́bhir mithó vapanta vā́ta-svanasaḥ śyenā́ aspṛdhran ||
Translation
Par leurs propres puissances purifiantes ils agissent les uns sur les autres ; tels des faucons au fracas du vent, ils se ruent en avant, sans obstacle.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वपूभिःwith their own purifying (means)/with self-purifiers
स्वपूभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपू (प्रातिपदिक)
मिथःmutually, with one another
मिथः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथस् (अव्यय)
वपन्तthey strew/scatter, they cast
वपन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवप् (धातु)
वातस्वनसःwind-sounding, roaring like the wind
वातस्वनसः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवात-स्वन (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
श्येनाःhawks, falcons
श्येनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्पृध्रन्they did not contend/quarrel (were not in rivalry)
अस्पृध्रन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृध् (धातु) + अ (निषेध/अभाव-प्रत्ययः)
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