Rig Veda 1.52.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 52, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.52
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्यौश्चिदस्यामवाँ अहेः स्वनादयोयवीद्भियसा वज्र इन्द्र ते । वृत्रस्य यद्बद्बधानस्य रोदसी मदे सुतस्य शवसाभिनच्छिरः ॥
Transliteration
dyáuś cid asyā́ma-vā́n áheḥ svanā́d ayoyavīd bhiyásā vájra indra te | vṛtrásya yád badbadhānásya rodasī máde sutásya śávasā́bhinac chíraḥ ||
Translation
強き天さえも、その蛇の轟きに畏れてたじろいだ。インドラよ、汝のヴァジュラはいかに恐るべきことか。ヴリトラが二つの世界（天と地）を縛りつつあったとき、搾りしソーマ（Soma）の恍惚のうちに、汝は力をもってその頭を裂きたまえり。
Word by Word
द्यौःheaven, the sky
द्यौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात) < चित्
अस्यof him/this (of Indra)
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आम्indeed, surely
आम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआम् (निपात)
अवान्helping, favoring
अवान्:
Kartā (द्यौः… अवान्) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअव (प्रातिपदिक) < अव्/अव (to help, protect)
अहेःof the serpent (Ahi)
अहेः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वनात्from the roar/sound
स्वनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन (प्रातिपदिक) < स्वन् (to sound, roar)
अयवीत्drove away, warded off
अयवीत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयु/यव् (वैदिक धातु; ‘to drive away, ward off’)
भियसाwith fear, by terror
भियसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभियस् (प्रातिपदिक) < भी (to fear)
वज्रःthe thunderbolt
वज्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रस्यof Vṛtra
वृत्रस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which (deed/that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बद्बधानस्यof the smiting/striking one (i.e., of Indra as slayer)
बद्बधानस्य:
—
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootबद्बधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √बध् (to strike, slay) (वैदिक पुनरुक्त/इंटेन्सिव-भाव)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; द्यावा-पृथिवी)
मदेin exhilaration, in the intoxication
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक) < मद् (to be exhilarated)
सुतस्यof the pressed (Soma)
सुतस्य:
—
TypeParticiple/Noun
Rootसुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (to press Soma)
शवसाwith might, by strength
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिनच्छिःyou struck/split (upon)
अभिनच्छिः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√नश्/नच्छ् (वैदिक; ‘to pierce/split/strike’), with अभि-
शिरःthe head
शिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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