Rig Veda 10.22.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 22, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.22
Rishi: Unknown from provided excerpt
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अकर्मा दस्युरभि नो अमन्तुरन्यव्रतो अमानुषः । त्वं तस्यामित्रहन्वधर्दासस्य दम्भय ॥
Transliteration
akarmā́ dásyur abhí no amántur anyá-vrato amā́nuṣaḥ | tváṃ tásyāmitra-han vádhar dāsásya dambhaya ||
Translation
まことの業をなさぬダシュユ（Dasyu）がわれらに迫る――思慮なく、他の掟に従う、非人の者。敵を屠る者よ、かのダーサ（Dāsa）の武力を打ち砕き、その欺きの力を断ち折りたまえ。
Word by Word
अकर्माinactive, not performing (rites)
अकर्मा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्मन् (प्रा.) ← √कृ
दस्युःthe Dasyu (hostile/impious foe)
दस्युः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रा.)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अमन्तुःunthinking, witless
अमन्तुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्तु (प्रा.) ← √मन्
अन्यव्रतःof another vow/observance (alien in rite)
अन्यव्रतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootव्रत (प्रा.)
अमानुषःnon-human, inhuman
अमानुषः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रा.)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
तस्यof that (one)
तस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
अमित्रहन्O slayer of foes
अमित्रहन्:
—
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअमित्रहन् (प्रा.) ← √हन्
वधःslaying, killing
वधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रा.)
दाgive, grant
दा:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने/दत्तौ)
दासस्यof the Dāsa (enemy)
दासस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रा.)
दम्भयcrush, subdue, confound
दम्भय:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दम्भ् (दम्भने) / √दभ् (हिंसायाम्) (वेद. caus.)
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