Rig Veda 1.55.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 55, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.55
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इन्महानि समिथानि मज्मना कृणोति युध्म ओजसा जनेभ्यः । अधा चन श्रद्दधति त्विषीमत इन्द्राय वज्रं निघनिघ्नते वधम् ॥
Transliteration
sa ín mahā́ni samithā́ni majmánā kṛṇóti yudhmá ójasā jánebhyaḥ | ádhā caná śrád dadhati tviṣī́mate índrāya vájraṃ ni-gháni-ghnate vadhám ||
Translation
彼はまことに、満ちあふれる力によって大いなる戦いを成し遂げる――戦士は、民のためにその剛力をもって。そこで人々は輝ける者に信を置く。インドラのために、彼らはヴァジュラ（雷槌）を打ち鍛え、打ち重ね――妨げを斬る殺戮の力を作り上げる。
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स- सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
महानिgreat (deeds/things)
महानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized) / Noun-like
Rootमहत्
समिथानिbattles, encounters
समिथानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमिथा (सम्-इध् → समिध्/समिथा; ‘संघर्ष/समर’)
मज्मनाby (his) might/power
मज्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमज्मन्
कृणोतिdoes, accomplishes
कृणोति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
युध्मःwarlike, fighter
युध्मः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुध्म (युध्-सम्बद्ध ‘युद्धशील/योध’)
ओजसाwith strength
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
जनेभ्यःfor the peoples/men
जनेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजन
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (निपात)
चनeven
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (निपात)
श्रद्दधतिthey believe, put faith
श्रद्दधति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रद्-धा (श्रद्धाने)
त्विषीमतःof the radiant/fiery one
त्विषीमतः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्विषीमत् (त्विष् ‘दीप्ति/तेज’ + -ईमत्)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
निघनिघ्नतेthey strike down repeatedly
निघनिघ्नते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन् (हिंसायाम्) ; (वेदिक) पुनरुक्त-प्रयोगः ‘घ्न’
वधम्slaying, slaughter
वधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध
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