Rig Veda 8.75.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 75, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.75
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain.
Devata: Agni (as leader of the host); adversary figure: Paṇi
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कमु ष्विदस्य सेनयाग्नेरपाकचक्षसः । पणिं गोषु स्तरामहे ॥
Transliteration
kámu ṣvíd asya sénayā́gner apā́kacakṣasaḥ | paṇíṃ góṣu starāmahe ||
Translation
Dengan kekuatan manakah dari bala tentara Agni kita akan menundukkan Paṇi di ladang-ladang Cahaya—mereka yang memalingkan pandangan—agar sinar-sinar yang tersembunyi dapat direbut kembali?
Word by Word
किम्why? what (reason)?
किम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम् (प्रश्नसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed; then
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
स्वित्pray? perhaps?
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित् (निपात)
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सेनयाwith (his/this) army
सेनया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसेना (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाकचक्षसःwhose gaze is turned away / averted-eyed
अपाकचक्षसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; epithet)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपाक-चक्षस् (बहुव्रीहि-प्रातिपदिक; अपाक "अदूर/अपराङ्" + चक्षस् "दृष्टि")
पणिम्the Paṇi (niggard/hostile being)
पणिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपणि (प्रातिपदिक)
गोषुamong the cows; in the cattle
गोषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तरामहेwe overcome; we would get the better of
स्तरामहे:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: वयं)
TypeVerb
Root√स्तॄ (स्तरणे/अतिक्रमे; Vedic: to overcome, to get the better of)
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