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
Dia—Yang Perkasa—yang menewaskan Sṛbinda, Pipru si kegelapan yang memperbudak, yang berbidik ular; yang membelah dan membuka air: itulah karya Indra, melepaskan daya-daya aliran yang tertahan di dalam diri kita.
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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