Rig Veda 1.64.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 64, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.64
Rishi: Nodha Gautama
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रोदसी आ वदता गणश्रियो नृषाचः शूराः शवसाहिमन्यवः । आ वन्धुरेष्वमतिर्न दर्शता विद्युन्न तस्थौ मरुतो रथेषु वः ॥
Transliteration
ródasī́ íti ā́ vadata gaṇa-śriyó nṛ-sā́caḥ śūrā́ḥ śávasā́hi-manyavaḥ | ā́ vandhúreṣv amátiḥ ná darśatā́ vidyút ná tasthau maruto rátheṣu vaḥ ||
Translation
「天と地よ！」—かく宣べよ、栄光ある群れよ、人に寄り添う者たちよ。勇士たちよ、力において蛇のごとく猛き者たちよ。汝らの戦車には、量りがたき力が稲妻のように見えて立ち、マルット（Maruts）よ、それは汝らの車枠に据えられた。
Word by Word
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
कर्म (आ-वदत) / (उपमान-आधार) संबोधनार्थे
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-समास ‘द्यावा-पृथिवी’)
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वदतspeak!, proclaim!
वदत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
गणश्रियःglorious in their troop/host
गणश्रियः:
कर्तृ (वदत) / विशेषण (मरुतः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगण-श्री (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
नृसाचःattending/associating with men
नृसाचः:
कर्तृ (वदत) / विशेषण (मरुतः)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृ-साच् (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
शूराःheroes
शूराः:
कर्तृ (वदत) / विशेषण (मरुतः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
शवसाwith might, by strength
शवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अहिमन्यवःhaving serpent-slaying wrath / wrath against the serpent
अहिमन्यवः:
कर्तृ (वदत) / विशेषण (मरुतः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअहि-मन्यु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
आinto, onto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वन्धुरेषुon the seats/benches (of the chariot)
वन्धुरेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवन्धुर (प्रातिपदिक)
अमतिःan irresistible force/impulse
अमतिः:
कर्तृ (तस्थौ) / उपमान-प्रयोगे
TypeNoun
Rootअ-मतिः (प्रातिपदिक; ‘unthinking/irresistible impulse’ in Vedic)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
दर्शताvisible, splendid to see
दर्शता:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्शत (प्रातिपदिक)
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
उपमान
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
तस्थौstood, took position
तस्थौ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ (तस्थौ—समूहवाचक-एकवचनक्रिया) / संबोधनार्थे
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रथेषुin/on the chariots
रथेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you, your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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