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Rig Veda 10.111.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 111, Mantra 6

Sukta 10.111

Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)

वज्रेण हि वृत्रहा वृत्रमस्तरदेवस्य शूशुवानस्य मायाः । वि धृष्णो अत्र धृषता जघन्थाथाभवो मघवन्बाह्वोजाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.111.6

vájreṇa hí vṛtrahā́ vṛtrám ástar ádevasya śū́śuvānasya māyā́ḥ | ví dhṛ́ṣṇo átra dhṛṣatá jaghanthā́thā́bhavo maghavan bā́hvojāḥ ||

इंद्र ने अपनी वज्र से दुश्मन वृत्र को मारा। उसने उसके सारे धोखे फैला दिए। वो बड़ा बहादुर था, उसने और भी ज़ोर से मारा। फिर वो बड़ा शक्तिशाली बन गया, उसकी बाहों में ताकत आ गई।

वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वृत्रहाVṛtra-slayer (Indra)
वृत्रहा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन्)
वृत्रम्Vṛtra
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तरhe laid low / struck down
अस्तर:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्तॄ (धातु; स्तॄ/स्तृ ‘to strew, spread, lay low’)
अदेवस्यof the godless one
अदेवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदेव (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + देव)
शूशुवानस्यof the one grown strong / waxing
शूशुवानस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootशूशुवांस् (कृदन्त; √शु/श्वि ‘to swell, grow strong’—intensive/perfect participle)
मायाः(his) tricks, stratagems
मायाः:
कर्तृ (वाक्ये ‘मायाः’ विषयः) / अथवा कर्म-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धृष्णोO bold one
धृष्णो:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
धृषताboldly, with daring
धृषता:
करण (manner/instrumental of manner)
TypeAdjective
Rootधृषत्/धृषत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bold, daring’)
जघन्थyou have slain
जघन्थ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
अथthen, thereafter
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
अभवःyou became
अभवः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
बाह्वोजाः(one) whose strength is in his arms / arm-strong
बाह्वोजाः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootबाह्वोजस् (प्रातिपदिक; बाहु + ओजस्)

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