Mantra 45
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नमस्ते अस्तु नारदानुष्ठु विदुषे वशा। कतमासां भीमतमा यामदत्त्वा पराभवेत्
IAST Transliteration
námas te astu nā́radānuṣṭhú vidúṣe vaśā́ | katamā́sāṃ bhī́matamā yā́m ádat tvā parābhávet ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Homage be to thee, O Nārada, who knowest in due order, O Vashā. Which of them is the most dreadful—she whom, if one eat, would bring him to overthrow?
Word by Word
नमःsalutation, homage
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
नारदO Nārada
नारद:
—
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुष्ठुO Anuṣṭubh (metre)
अनुष्ठु:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअनुष्ठु (प्रातिपदिक; छन्दोनाम)
विदुषेto the wise/knowing one
विदुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootविद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विद्’ धातोः क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त)
वशाthe Vashā (a cow/ritual animal; name of a cow)
वशा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक)
कतमासाम्of which (among them)
कतमासाम्:
—
TypePronoun (interrogative)
Rootकतम (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भीमतमाmost terrible
भीमतमा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (अतिशयार्थ)
यामwhom/which
याम:
Karma
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अदत्त्वाwithout giving
अदत्त्वा:
—
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Rootदा (धातु) + नञ् (अ-) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
पराभवेत्would be defeated / would perish
पराभवेत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपराभू (धातु; परा-उपसर्ग + भू)
Attribution
Rishi: Nārada (invoked as knower)
Devata: Nārada / Vashā (personified potency)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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