Rig Veda 8.93.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 93, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.93
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आदु मे निवरो भुवद्वृत्रहादिष्ट पौंस्यम् । अजातशत्रुरस्तृतः ॥
Transliteration
ā́d u me nivaró bhúvad vṛtrahā́diṣṭa paúṃsyam | ajā́taśatrur ástṛtaḥ ||
Translation
फिर मुझे रास्ता मिला। वृषभ ने ताकत दी है। दुश्मन नहीं है, वो चोट नहीं खाता।
Word by Word
आदुthen, indeed
आदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) + दु (निपात) / अदु (निपात-समूह)
मेmy, of me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
निवरःprotector/warder; (one who) restrains/guards
निवरः:
कर्तृ (भुवत्/अभवत् का कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनिवर (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवत्became, was
भुवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
वृत्रहाVṛtra-slayer (Indra)
वृत्रहा:
कर्तृ (अदिष्ट का कर्ता)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन्)
अदिष्टassigned, granted
अदिष्ट:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदिश् (धातु) + अ (augment) / aorist stem
पौंस्यम्manly power, virility, prowess
पौंस्यम्:
कर्म (अदिष्ट का कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य (प्रातिपदिक; from पुंस् ‘man’)
अजातशत्रुःhaving no born/enemy; unconquered by foes
अजातशत्रुः:
कर्तृ (अस्तृतः का कर्ता)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootअजात-शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + जात + शत्रु)
अस्तृतःunoverthrown, unstruck down
अस्तृतः:
— (विशेषण-रूपेण कर्तृ-सम्बद्ध)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootस्तृ (धातु ‘to strew/spread/lay low’) with privative/negative sense in Vedic usage
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