Rig Veda 8.6.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदस्य मन्युरध्वनीद्वि वृत्रं पर्वशो रुजन् । अपः समुद्रमैरयत् ॥
Transliteration
yád asya mányur ádhvanīd ví vṛtrám parvaśó rújan | apáḥ samudrám áirayat ||
Translation
जब इंद्र का गुस्सा चला, उसने वृत्र को तोड़ दाला। उसके टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर दिए। तब पानी में हलचल हुई। समुंदर की तरह सब बहने लगा।
Word by Word
यत्when; that
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/उपपद-सम्बन्ध) — introduces relative clause
TypeIndeclinable (relative pronoun used as conjunction)
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अस्यof him (of that one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of him/its’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
मन्युःwrath; fierce spirit
मन्युः:
कर्तृ (agent/subject) — ‘wrath’ as acting force
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (prātipadika)
अध्वनीत्drove on; set in motion (on the path)
अध्वनीत्:
क्रिया (finite verb of the relative clause)
TypeVerb
Rootअध्वा/अध्वन् (prātipadika) + √इ (इण्) with preverb अध्व-?; Vedic: denominative/causative-like ‘to set on the path, to drive on’
द्विasunder; in two (twofold)
द्वि:
विशेषण-भाव (adverbial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्वि (numeral/indeclinable)
वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the obstructer)
वृत्रम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (prātipadika)
पर्वशःjoint by joint; limb by limb
पर्वशः:
करण/रीति (manner/instrumental of distribution)
TypeNoun (adverbial instrumental)
Rootपर्वन् (prātipadika)
रुजन्breaking; shattering
रुजन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (participial predicate of the agent)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√रुज् (to break)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (prātipadika)
समुद्रम्to the ocean; sea
समुद्रम्:
कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (goal as object with motion/causation)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (prātipadika)
ऐरयत्he drove; he impelled
ऐरयत्:
क्रिया (main finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्/√इर् (to set in motion, raise) — causative stem ईरय-
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