Rig Veda 5.31.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 31, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.31
Rishi: Atri Bhauma (Ātreya) (traditional for RV 5.31)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तदिन्नु ते करणं दस्म विप्राहिं यद्घ्नन्नोजो अत्रामिमीथाः । शुष्णस्य चित्परि माया अगृभ्णाः प्रपित्वं यन्नप दस्यूँरसेधः ॥
Transliteration
tád ín nu te káraṇaṃ dasma viprā́him yád ghnán ójo átrā́mimīthāḥ | śúṣṇasya cit pári māyā́ agṛbhṇāḥ prapitváṃ yánn ápa dásyūn asédhaḥ ||
Translation
まことにこれぞ汝の驚異の業、ダスマ（dásma）よ、霊感ある英雄よ。蛇（Ahi）を撃つとき、汝はここに力を集めた。シュシュナ（Śuṣṇa）の幻術さえも汝は捉えてめぐらし制し、汝が進み出るとき、ダシュユ（Dasyu）を退けて道を塞いだ。
Word by Word
तत्that (deed/act)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
करणम्deed, act
करणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकरण (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ-करणे से)
दस्मO wondrous one
दस्म:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रO inspired sage
विप्र:
—
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अहिम्the serpent (Ahi)
अहिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
घ्नन्slaying
घ्नन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√हन् (हनँ हिंसायाम्)
ओजःstrength, might
ओजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
अमिमीथाःyou measured out / meted out
अमिमीथाः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मा (मा॒ माने/मितौ; वेद. ‘मिमीते’ प्रकारः)
शुष्णस्यof Śuṣṇa
शुष्णस्य:
—
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootशुष्ण (प्रातिपदिक; दैत्यनाम)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
परिaround, about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मायाःmagic powers, stratagems
मायाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
अगृभ्णाःyou seized, grasped
अगृभ्णाः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ग्रह् (ग्रहँ उपादाने) + अ (अङ्-आगम)
प्रपित्वम्approach/attainment; close contact
प्रपित्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रपित्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्र-पि’ भाव)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नपःwork, deed; (also) waters/clouds (contextual)
नपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दस्यून्Dasyus, hostile tribes
दस्यून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
असेधःyou repelled, held back
असेधः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सिध्/√सेध् (सेधँ प्रतिषेधे/निवारणे)
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