Rig Veda 1.63.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 63, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.63
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यद्धरी इन्द्र विव्रता वेरा ते वज्रं जरिता बाह्वोर्धात् । येनाविहर्यतक्रतो अमित्रान्पुर इष्णासि पुरुहूत पूर्वीः ॥
Transliteration
ā yád dhárī indra ví-vratā vērā́ te vájraṃ jaritā́ bāhvór dhā́t | yéna aviharyatakrato amítrān púra iṣṇā́si puruhūta pūrvī́ḥ ||
Translation
汝の二頭の輝ける駿馬が、インドラよ、広く駆け巡りつつ近づくとき、歌い手は汝のヴァジュラ（雷槌）を汝の腕に据える。これによって、意志において抗しがたき者よ、多く呼ばれる者よ、汝は敵対の勢力を駆り立て、数多の古き城塞を打ち砕く。
Word by Word
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यत्which, that (thing)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरीthe two bay steeds
हरी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विव्रताof divergent/varied courses (two)
विव्रता:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत ‘ordinance, rule’)
वेरा(their) two courses/impulses
वेरा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘impulse/drive, course’—Vedic)
तेof you, your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जरिताthe singer/praiser
जरिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘singer, praiser’)
बाह्वोःin/on (your) two arms
बाह्वोः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
धात्placed, set
धात्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अविहर्यतdid not carry off / could not take away
अविहर्यत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअवि-हृ (धातु; ‘to take away/steal’ with negation/privative sense in Vedic compound)
अक्रतोO unerring/undaunted one (lit. ‘not without kratu’)
अक्रतो:
—
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootअ-क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘without resolve/plan’)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
इष्णासिyou drive/impel
इष्णासि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु; ‘to set in motion, impel’)
पुरुहूतO much-invoked one
पुरुहूत:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootपुरु-हूत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much-invoked’)
पूर्वीःmany/former (fortresses)
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
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