Rig Veda 8.78.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 78, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.78
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स मन्युं मर्त्यानामदब्धो नि चिकीषते । पुरा निदश्चिकीषते ॥
Transliteration
sá manyúṃ martyā́nām ádabdho ní cikīṣate | purā́ nidáś cikīṣate ||
Translation
वो लोगों के गुस्से को समझ लेता है, कोई उसे बेवकूफ नहीं बना सकता। वो गुस्से को तभी पकड़ लेता है जब वो अभी शुरू हो रहा होता है।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
मन्युम्wrath, anger
मन्युम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु- (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यानाम्of mortals
मर्त्यानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
अदब्धःunharmed; undeceived; unassailable
अदब्धः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + दब्ध- (√दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’, क्त-प्रत्यय) → अदब्ध-
निdown; in; thoroughly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चिकीषतेseeks to perceive/mark; takes note
चिकीषते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चिकि/√क्यै (देव. ‘to notice, observe, perceive’; desiderative-stem चिकीष-)
पुराformerly; from of old
पुरा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
निदःreproaches; revilings
निदः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनिद्/निदा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘reproach, reviling’)
चिकीषतेseeks to perceive/mark; takes note
चिकीषते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चिकि/√क्यै (desiderative चिकीष-)
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