Rig Veda 10.28.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 28, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.28
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शशः क्षुरं प्रत्यञ्चं जगाराद्रिं लोगेन व्यभेदमारात् । बृहन्तं चिदृहते रन्धयानि वयद्वत्सो वृषभं शूशुवानः ॥
Transliteration
śaśáḥ kṣuráṃ pratyañcáṃ jagā́rā́drim logéna vy àbhedam ārā́t | bṛhántam cid ṛhaté randhayāni váyad vatsó vṛṣabháṃ śūśuvā́naḥ ||
Translation
野兎は返り向く剃刀を呑み込み、土塊もて遠くより岩を裂き破れり。巨大なるものすら、我は登攀する者に屈せしめん—牡牛に育まれて強くなる仔牛のごとく。かくして小なるものも、正しく鍛えられれば、堅きものを制する。
Word by Word
शशःthe hare
शशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशश (प्रातिपदिक) / शश- (शशक ‘hare’)
क्षुरम्a razor; sharp blade
क्षुरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्यञ्चम्turned toward (him), facing
प्रत्यञ्चम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्यञ्च (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति+अञ्च ‘turned toward’)
जगारroused; awakened
जगार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ/गृ (जागरणे ‘to be awake, to rouse’)
अद्रिम्the rock; stone; mountain
अद्रिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
लोगेनwith a pole/lever
लोगेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootलोग (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pole, staff, lever’)
व्यभेदम्he split; he cleft
व्यभेदम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवि+√भिद् (भेदने ‘to split, pierce’)
आरात्from afar; at a distance
आरात्:
अधिकरण (देश) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरात् (अव्यय)
बृहन्तम्great; mighty
बृहन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘great, lofty’)
चित्even
चित्:
सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
ऋहतेto the small/weak one
ऋहते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋहत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘small, weak’—here dat. sg.)
रन्धयानिmake (him) yield; subdue (him)
रन्धयानि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रन्ध् (रन्धने ‘to subject, subdue; to make yield’)
वयद्वत्सःa yearling calf
वयद्वत्सः:
कर्तृ (उपमान/उपमेय-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootवयद्-वत्स (समास; वयद् ‘yearling/young’ + वत्स ‘calf’)
वृषभम्a bull
वृषभम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
शूशुवानःhaving grown eager/strong; being in vigorous motion
शूशुवानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Root√शु/श्वि (शवने/शौचने/शोषणे—Vedic: ‘to become strong/active; to impel, to be eager’) → शूशुवान् (लिट्-कृदन्त)
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