Rig Veda 4.19.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 19, Mantra 9
Sukta 4.19
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable, based on book-style; verify by syllable count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वम्रीभिः पुत्रमग्रुवो अदानं निवेशनाद्धरिव आ जभर्थ । व्यन्धो अख्यदहिमाददानो निर्भूदुखच्छित्समरन्त पर्व ॥
Transliteration
vamrībhiḥ putrám agrúvo adānáṃ ni-veśanād dharivo ā jabhartha | ví andháḥ akhyad áhím ādadānáḥ níḥ bhūt ukha-chit sám aranta párva ||
Translation
蟻たちの助けによって、ハリヴァ（黄駒の主）よ、汝は住処から、抑え留められ与えられなかったその子を引き出した。盲なる者は明らかに見、蛇（アヒ）を取り押さえて外へ現れ出た——そのとき岩の裂け目さえ、切り開かれたかのように、障りを破る働きのうちに寄り合い結ばれた。
Word by Word
वम्रीभिःwith ants (lit. ant-instruments)
वम्रीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवम्री
पुत्रम्the son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
अग्रुवःthe fingerless/handless ones (a class of beings)
अग्रुवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्रु
अदानम्not-giving, ungiving (miserly)
अदानम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअदान
निवेशनात्from the dwelling/abode
निवेशनात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootनिवेशन
हरिवःO Hariva (Indra, ‘having tawny steeds’)
हरिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहरिवत् (हरि + वत्) / हरिवन्
आhither, forth (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
जभर्थyou have brought
जभर्थ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे) + उपसर्ग आ
विapart, forth (preverb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि
अन्धःthe blind one
अन्धः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअन्ध
अख्यत्saw/recognized
अख्यत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ख्या (प्रख्याने) + उपसर्ग वि
अहिम्the serpent
अहिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअहि
आददानःtaking, seizing
आददानः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√दा (आदाने) + उपसर्ग आ
निर्भूत्having come out, emerged
निर्भूत्:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootनिः + √भू (भवने)
उखच्छित्the ‘pit/oven-cutter’ (one who breaks/cuts the uḵhā; epithet)
उखच्छित्:
कर्तृ
TypeCompound (agent noun)
Rootउखा + √छिद् (छेदने)
सम्together, completely (preverb)
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम्
अरन्तthey went/attacked, rushed
अरन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (गत्यर्थे/प्रापणे) / √अर् (गत्यर्थे)
पर्वa joint/segment; (here) the jointed part
पर्व:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
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