Rig Veda 5.32.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 32, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.32
Rishi: Atri (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्यं चिदित्था कत्पयं शयानमसूर्ये तमसि वावृधानम् । तं चिन्मन्दानो वृषभः सुतस्योच्चैरिन्द्रो अपगूर्या जघान ॥
Transliteration
tyáṃ cid itthā́ katpáyaṃ śáyānam asū́rye támási vāvṛdhānám | táṃ cin mandānó vṛṣabháḥ sutásyóccair índro apágūryā jaghāna ||
Translation
Woh Katpaya naam ka dushman andhere mein pada tha, wahi badh raha tha. Indra som pee ke full taakat mein tha. Usne oopar se maara aur us dushman ko ujad kar rakh diya.
Word by Word
त्यम्that (him)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
इत्थाthus, in such a way
इत्था:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्था (अव्यय)
कत्पयम्some/one of a few (a certain one)
कत्पयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकत्पय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कति/कद्’ + ‘पय’ प्रकारः; RV-विशेषण)
शयानम्lying, reclining
शयानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootशी (धातु) → शय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक), शयान (शतृ/क्त?)
असूर्येin sunless (place/state)
असूर्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक; a- + सूर्य)
तमसिin darkness
तमसि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधानम्grown strong, waxing
वावृधानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootवृध् (धातु) → वावृधान (कृदन्त; परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोगः, ‘having grown/being strengthened’)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
मन्दानःrejoicing, exhilarated
मन्दानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootमद् (धातु) → मन्दान (कृदन्त; आत्मनेपद-शतृ/शानच्)
वृषभःthe bull (strong one)
वृषभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतस्यof the pressed (soma)
सुतस्य:
— (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक; √सु ‘to press’ → ‘pressed (soma)’)
उच्चैःon high, aloft
उच्चैः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउच्चैः (अव्यय)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अपगूर्यhaving engulfed/overwhelmed
अपगूर्य:
—
TypeVerbal Indeclinable (Gerund)
Rootअप-गूर्य (अव्यय/उपसर्गयुक्त-गेरुन्ड; √गुर्/गॄ? ‘to swallow/devour’ RV-प्रयोगः; ‘having swallowed/engulfed’)
जघानslew, struck down
जघान:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) → जघान (लिट्)
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