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Rig Veda 7.18.14: Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 14

Sukta 7.18

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

नि गव्यवोऽनवो द्रुह्यवश्च षष्टिः शता सुषुपुः षट् सहस्रा । षष्टिर्वीरासो अधि षड्दुवोयु विश्वेदिन्द्रस्य वीर्या कृतानि ॥

ní gavyávo 'návo druhyávaś ca ṣaṣṭíḥ śatá susupuḥ ṣáṭ sahasrā́ | ṣaṣṭír vīrā́so ádhi ṣáḍ duvoyú víśved índrasya vīryā̀ kṛtā́ni ||

ગવ્ય, અનવ અને દ્રુહ્યુ—સમગ્ર સમૂહ—ષષ્ટિ શત અને છ સહસ્ર સુધી, હજારો પર હજારો, નિદ્રા અને જડતામાં ઢળી પડ્યા. આ તો ઇન્દ્રના સિદ્ધ થયેલા વીર્યકર્મો છે: તે ઉગ્ર ધક્કાઓને શમાવે છે અને શત્રુ-સમૂહોને નિષ્પ્રભ શાંતિમાં ઉતારી દે છે.

निdown; into; completely
नि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
गव्यवःthe Gavyas (a clan/people)
गव्यवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगव्य (prātipadika; from गो)
अनवःthe Anus (a people)
अनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअनव (prātipadika)
द्रुह्यवःthe Druhyus (a people)
द्रुह्यवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह्य (prātipadika)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
षष्टिःsixty
षष्टिः:
Kartā
TypeNumeral
Rootषष्टि (prātipadika)
शताhundreds
शता:
Karma (count-object)
TypeNumeral
Rootशत (prātipadika)
सुषुपुःthey slept; lay asleep
सुषुपुः:
TypeVerb
Root√स्वप् (स्वप्/सुप्)
षट्six
षट्:
TypeNumeral
Rootषष्/षट् (prātipadika)
सहस्राःthousands
सहस्राः:
Karma (count-object)
TypeNumeral/Noun
Rootसहस्र (prātipadika)
षष्टिःsixty
षष्टिः:
Kartā
TypeNumeral
Rootषष्टि (prātipadika)
वीरासःheroes; warriors
वीरासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (prātipadika)
अधिover; upon; in addition
अधि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
षट्six
षट्:
TypeNumeral
Rootषष्/षट् (prātipadika)
दुवोयुseeking gifts/boons (bounty-seeking)
दुवोयु:
Kartā (as apposition/epithet)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootदुवोयु (prātipadika; Vedic epithet)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (prātipadika)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
वीर्याणिheroic deeds; powers
वीर्याणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (prātipadika)
कृतानिdone; accomplished
कृतानि:
Karma (predicate to वीर्याणि) / karmadhāraya-predicate
TypeParticiple
Root√कृ (past passive participle: कृत)

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