Rig Veda 8.32.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 32, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.32
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical audit)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यः सृबिन्दमनर्शनिं पिप्रुं दासमहीशुवम् । वधीदुग्रो रिणन्नपः ॥
Transliteration
yáḥ sṛ́bindam ánarśaniṃ pípruṃ dāsám ahī́śuvam | vádhīd ugró riṇán ápaḥ ||
Translation
Indra ne jo Srbinda ko maara, woh bada ugra kaam kiya. Pipru naam ka dushman tha, woh bhi gir gaya. Usne paani ko tod ke khola, jaise band paani ko bahaya ho. Yeh Indra ki taakat hai jo andhera hata ke dhaar ko aazad karti hai.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / य-
सृबिन्दम्Sṛbinda (a foe/leader)
सृबिन्दम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper/tribal name)
Rootसृबिन्द (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
अनर्शनिम्without a weapon / unarmed
अनर्शनिम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्-र्शनिन् (प्रातिपदिक; न-उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण)
पिप्रुम्Pipru (a Dāsa foe)
पिप्रुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootपिप्रु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
दासम्the Dāsa (hostile non-Ārya)
दासम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रातिपदिक)
अहीशुवम्not having swift arrows / arrowless
अहीशुवम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-हीशु (प्रातिपदिक; न-उपसर्गयुक्त) + -व (वन्/वन्त्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण)
वधीःhe slew
वधीः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवध् (धातु)
उग्रःthe fierce one
उग्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रिणन्injuring, harming
रिणन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootरि / रिण् (धातु; ‘to injure, harm’)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जल’)
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