Rig Veda 1.53.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 53, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.53
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra (with Soma as operative power; imagery of go/aśva as inner aids)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एभिर्द्युभिः सुमना एभिरिन्दुभिर्निरुन्धानो अमतिं गोभिरश्विना । इन्द्रेण दस्युं दरयन्त इन्दुभिर्युतद्वेषसः समिषा रभेमहि ॥
Transliteration
ebhír dyúbhiḥ sumánā ebhír índubhir nirundhānáḥ ámatiṃ góbhir aśvínā | índreṇa dásyuṃ daráyanta índubhir yutádveṣasaḥ sám iṣā́ rabhémahi ||
Translation
これらの光り輝く日々の力により、これらのソーマの滴により、曲がれる意志を抑え、また光の牝牛（go）と迅き双馬（aśvinā）の勢いによって。インドラによって、我らはソーマの力でダスユ（Dasyu、妨げる闇）を裂き破らん。憎しみに対して結び合い、共に神聖な分与（iṣā）をつかみ取らん。
Word by Word
एभिःwith these
एभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्युभिःwith the bright days / with the lights
द्युभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootद्युभ्/द्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्युभ्’ = द्यु- ‘sky/day/light’ का तृतीया-बहु)
सुमनाःwell-minded, gracious
सुमनाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
एभिःwith these
एभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दुभिःwith soma-drops
इन्दुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
निरुन्धानःrestraining, holding back
निरुन्धानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootनि-√रुध् (रुधिर्/रुध्)
अमतिम्folly, lack of right thought
अमतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअ-मति (प्रातिपदिक)
गोभिःwith cows
गोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाwith the two horsemen (Aśvins)
अश्विना:
करण
TypeNoun (dual)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रेणwith Indra
इन्द्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दस्युम्the Dasyu (hostile foe)
दस्युम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
दरयन्तःsplitting, cleaving
दरयन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√दॄ/दर् (दरयति ‘to split, cleave’)
इन्दुभिःwith soma-drops
इन्दुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
युतद्वेषसःthose whose hostility is joined/arrayed (the hostile ones)
युतद्वेषसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound)
Rootयुत-द्वेषस् (समास; युत ‘joined/associated’ + द्वेषस् ‘hatred/hostility’)
समिषाwith nourishment / with strengthening food
समिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसम्-इषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘इष्/इषा’ = refreshment/food/strength)
रभेमहिmay we seize/obtain
रभेमहि:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√रभ् (रभते ‘to seize, take hold, obtain’)
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