Rig Veda 4.25.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 25, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.25
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुप्राव्यः प्राशुषाळेष वीरः सुष्वेः पक्तिं कृणुते केवलेन्द्रः । नासुष्वेरापिर्न सखा न जामिर्दुष्प्राव्योऽवहन्तेदवाचः ॥
Transliteration
suprāvyàḥ prāśuṣā́ḷ eṣá vīráḥ súsveḥ paktíṃ kṛṇute kévaléndraḥ | nā́susveḥ ā́pir ná sákhā ná jāmír duḥprāvyò ’vahanté dávācaḥ ||
Translation
この英雄は前進の助けにすぐれ、搾りにおいて強く、よく搾る者のために熟成の分け前を成し遂げる。インドラはまったく彼のものとなる。搾らぬ者には、親族でも友でも近しい者でもない。護り乏しき者は打ち伏せられ——空しい言葉を運ぶ者にすぎぬ。
Word by Word
सु-प्राव्यःwell-impelled / very forward-driving
सु-प्राव्यः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राव्य (प्रा+√वī/√वय्; prāvyá- ‘to be driven/impelled forward’, RV adj.)
प्राशुषाळेःof the mighty/foremost (one)
प्राशुषाळेः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootप्राशुषाळि- (pra-ā-√śuṣ/√śās?; RV epithet, ‘foremost/strong in pressing/striking’)
वःof you (pl.)
वः:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वीरःthe hero
वीरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीर-
सुष्वेःof his own / proper
सुष्वेः:
Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-स्व (सु+स्व ‘own, proper’; RV form súsveḥ)
पक्तिम्cooking; a cooked portion/meal
पक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपक्ति-
कृणुतेmakes; prepares
कृणुते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
केवलःalone; solely
केवलः:
Kartā (as qualifier of Indra)
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवल-
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootइन्द्र-
नnot
न:
(negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
असुष्वेःof one not his own; not belonging (to him)
असुष्वेः:
Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-सुष्व (a- + सु-स्व)
आपिःhelper; ally; support
आपिः:
Kartā (in a nominal clause: ‘is not …’) / Pratipādya
TypeNoun
Rootआपि-
नnot
न:
(negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā (nominal predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि-
नnot
न:
(negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जामिःkinsman; one of the same family
जामिः:
Kartā (nominal predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootजामि-
दुः-प्राव्यःhard to drive/impel; ill-impelled
दुः-प्राव्यः:
Kartā (subject of the final verb) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्-प्राव्य (दुष् + प्राव्य)
अवहन्तेthey carry off / they convey away
अवहन्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहने) with अव-
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
वाचःwords; utterances
वाचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्- (वाक्)
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