Rig Veda 1.191.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 191, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.191
Devata: Protective/healing charm against unseen adversaries (adṛṣṭa-vairiṇaḥ)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शरासः कुशरासो दर्भासः सैर्या उत । मौञ्जा अदृष्टा वैरिणाः सर्वे साकं न्यलिप्सत ॥
Transliteration
śarā́saḥ kúśarāso darbhā́saḥ sairyā́ utá | mauñjā́ adṛ́ṣṭā vairiṇáḥ sárve sākáṃ ny alipsata ||
Translation
葦（あし）の者ら、クシャ（kuśa）の者ら、ダルバ（darbha）の者ら、さらにサイリヤー（sairyā）もまた；そしてムンジャ（muñja）の者ら——見えざる敵対のすべてが——一つに集い、まとわりつき固着した。願わくはこの粘着の網があらわにされ、ほどかれて解かれよ。
Word by Word
शरासःreeds/arrow-like grasses
शरासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशर (प्रातिपदिक) / शर-
कुशरासःkuśa-reeds (a kind of grass)
कुशरासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकुशर (प्रातिपदिक) / कुशर-
दर्भासःdarbha-grasses
दर्भासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) / दर्भ-
सैर्याःsairya-grasses (a kind of grass)
सैर्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसैर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / सैर्य-
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
मौञ्जाःmuñja-grasses
मौञ्जाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमौञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक) / मौञ्ज-
अदृष्टाःunseen; unnoticed
अदृष्टाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Root√दृश् (पश्यति) + निपातित नकार (न-)
वैरिणाःenemies
वैरिणाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवैरिन् (प्रातिपदिक) / वैरिन्-
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) / सर्व-
साकम्together
साकम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम्
निdown; in; into (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
अलिप्सतthey sought/attempted to seize (for themselves)
अलिप्सत:
(क्रिया) — कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√लिप्स् (desiderative of √लभ्/√लिप् in Vedic usage: ‘to desire/seek to obtain’)
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