Rig Veda 10.23.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 23, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.23
Rishi: Vimada (Vaimada) (traditional attribution for RV 10.23)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो वाचा विवाचो मृध्रवाचः पुरू सहस्राशिवा जघान । तत्तदिदस्य पौंस्यं गृणीमसि पितेव यस्तविषीं वावृधे शवः ॥
Transliteration
yó vācā́ vivā́co mṛdhrávācaḥ purū́ sahásrāśivā jaghā́na | tát-tád íd asya páuṃsyaṃ gṛṇīmasi pitā́iva yás táviṣīṃ vāvṛdhé śávaḥ ||
Translation
彼は言葉によって多くを打ち倒す――ねじれた言を吐く者、千の害ある策をめぐらす者どもを。まさにそれこそが彼の पुरुषの威、われらはそれを讃え歌う。父のごとく、彼はその力によって、われらの勇と力とを増し広げた。
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वा॒चाwith speech
वा॒चा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (स्त्री) < √वच्
विवा॑चःspeaking distinctly / eloquent
विवा॑चः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-√वच् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: विवाच्) अथवा वि + वाच्
मृ॒ध्रवा॑चःof hostile/harsh speech
मृ॒ध्रवा॑चः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमृध्र + वाच् (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
पु॒रूmany
पु॒रू:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
स॒हस्राशि॑वाthousandfold harmful / very inauspicious
स॒हस्राशि॑वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र + अशिव (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
ज॒घान॑has slain
ज॒घान॑:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हनँ हिंसायाम्)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that (very)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इद्indeed / just
इद्:
(सम्बन्ध/बलार्थक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अस्यof him
अस्य:
(सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पौंस्यं॑manly power / prowess
पौंस्यं॑:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस् → पौंस्य (भाव-प्रातिपदिक)
गृणीमसिwe praise / sing
गृणीमसि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ (गॄ स्तुतौ) / √गृ (गृण् स्तुतौ) → गृणाति
पि॒ताa father
पि॒ता:
Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
(उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-अव्यय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तवि॑षींstrength / might
तवि॑षीं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतविषी (स्त्री) < तवस् (बल)
वावृ॒धेhas grown / has increased
वावृ॒धे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वृधँ वर्धने)
शवःpower / vigor
शवः:
Kartā (वावृधे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (नपुंसक/पुं) बल-प्रातिपदिक
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