Rig Veda 1.32.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 32, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.32
Rishi: गृत्समदः शौनकः (Gṛtsamada Śaunaka)
Devata: इन्द्रः (Indra)
Chandas: त्रिष्टुप् (Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदिन्द्राहन्प्रथमजामहीनामान्मायिनाममिनाः प्रोत मायाः । आत्सूर्यं जनयन्द्यामुषासं तादीत्ना शत्रुं न किला विवित्से ॥
Transliteration
yád índrā́han prathamajā́m áhīnām ā́n māyínām ámināḥ prá uta māyā́ḥ | ā́t sū́ryaṃ janáyan dyā́m uṣā́saṃ tā́dītnā́ śátruṃ ná kilā́ vivitse ||
Translation
インドラ（Indra）が障碍の蛇の初生を打ち倒したとき、彼は幻術師たちの力とその呪縛を打ち砕いた。そこから彼は太陽を生み、天と暁を顕現させた。かくして彼は、まことにその後いかなる敵をも求めなかった。
Word by Word
यत्when/that (relative)
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अहन्slew
अहन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
प्रथमजाम्first-born
प्रथमजाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + जा (स्त्री. ‘जन्म/जाति’)
अहीनाम्of the serpents (Vṛtra’s brood)
अहीनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
आन्upon/against (intensifier)
आन्:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) + (अभि/आङ्-प्रयोगः) — पदे ‘आन्’ इति निपातवत्
मायिनाम्of the sorcerers/possessors of māyā
मायिनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘माया’ + इन्)
अमिनाःhe crushed/overpowered
अमिनाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमि/मीन् (धातु; ‘to diminish, harm’) with अ- (augment) → अमिन्-
प्रोतforth and up; completely
प्रोत:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र + उत् (उपसर्गौ) / ‘प्रोत’ इति निपातसमूहः
मायाःmagical powers/illusions
मायाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
आत्then/thereupon
आत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआत् (निपात; ‘then/from that’)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
जनयन्generating/bringing forth
जनयन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) → जनय (णिच्) + शतृ
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषासम्Dawn
उषासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed
इत्:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
नाlike/as
ना:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootना (निपात; ‘like/as’)
शत्रुम्an enemy
शत्रुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
किलindeed/forsooth
किल:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल (निपात)
विवित्सेhe wished to find out/seek to know
विवित्से:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘to know’) → desiderative विवित्स (सन्)
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