Rig Veda 10.89.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 89, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.89
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to a seer of the late Rigvedic (10th maṇḍala) Indra-hymn corpus; exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by Anukramaṇī recensions
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; common for Indra heroic verses in RV 10)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जघान वृत्रं स्वधितिर्वनेव रुरोज पुरो अरदन्न सिन्धून् । बिभेद गिरिं नवमिन्न कुम्भमा गा इन्द्रो अकृणुत स्वयुग्भिः ॥
Transliteration
jaghā́na vṛtráṃ svádhitir váneva rurója púro áradann síndhūn | bibhéda giríṃ návam ín na kúmbham ā́ gā́ índro akṛṇuta svayúgbhiḥ ||
Translation
インドラ（Indra）は覆い塞ぐ者ヴリトラ（Vṛtra）を打ち倒した。森の中の斧のように、塞ぐ前面を裂き、河の流れを解き放った。新しい壺を砕くように山を割り、みずから轭（くびき）した力によって、光の牛（光線）を顕現させた。
Word by Word
जघानhe slew
जघान:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (√हन्)
वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the obstructor)
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधितिःthe axe
स्वधितिः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
वनाwoods/forests
वना:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
(सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
रुरोजhe broke/split
रुरोज:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरुज् (√रुज्)
पुरःfortresses (front-walls)
पुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अरदन्they/ (the waters) tore open
अरदन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरद् (√रद्)
सिन्धून्rivers/streams
सिन्धून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभेदhe split
बिभेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभिद् (√भिद्)
गिरिम्the mountain
गिरिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नवम्new
नवम्:
(कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्नas if / just like
इन्न:
(सम्बन्ध/उपमा-निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइन्न (वैदिक अव्यय/निपात; ‘इव न’/‘एव’ इत्यर्थे)
कुम्भम्a jar/pitcher
कुम्भम्:
कर्म (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootकुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
आforth; towards
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
गाःcows (also: rays/wealth)
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अकृणुतhe made; he brought about
अकृणुत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (√कृ)
स्वयुग्भिःwith his own teams/yokes (own yoked steeds)
स्वयुग्भिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootस्वयुग्भि- (बहुव्रीहि/प्रातिपदिक; स्व- + युग्/युज् ‘yoked/teams’)
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