Rig Veda 6.27.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 27, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.27
Rishi: Bharadvāja (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वधीदिन्द्रो वरशिखस्य शेषोऽभ्यावर्तिने चायमानाय शिक्षन् । वृचीवतो यद्धरियूपीयायां हन्पूर्वे अर्धे भियसापरो दर्त् ॥
Transliteration
vadhīd índro varaśikhasya śéṣo 'bhyāvartíne cāyamānā́ya śíkṣan | vṛcī́vato yád dhariyūpī́yāyāṃ hán pū́rve árdhe bhiyásā́paro dart ||
Translation
インドラはヴァラシカ（Varaśikha）のシェーシャ（Śeṣa）を殺し、引き返して向かう者にも、進み来る者にも教え示した。さらに彼がハリユーピーヤー（Hariyūpīyā）においてヴリーチーヴァント（Vṛcīvant）を打ったとき、敵は前半において恐怖に砕け、のちに逃げ去った。
Word by Word
वधीःyou slew
वधीः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवध्
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
वरशिखस्यof Varśikha (the one with ‘excellent crest/tuft’)
वरशिखस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootवर-शिख
शेषःthe remnant/remaining one (i.e., the survivor)
शेषः:
कर्तृ (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun
Rootशेष
अभ्यावर्तिनेto the one who turns back/returns (attacks again)
अभ्यावर्तिने:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (to a person)
Rootअभि-आ-वर्तिन्
चand
च:
(सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आयमानायto the advancing/coming one
आयमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootआ-यम् (यमुँ) → आयमान
शिक्षन्instructing/disciplining
शिक्षन्:
कर्तृ (with participial action)
TypeVerb (participle used predicatively)
Rootशिक्ष्
वृचीवतःof Vṛcīvat (a foe/tribal name)
वृचीवतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृचीवत्
यत्when/that
यत्:
(सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable (relative) / pronoun
Rootयद्
हरियूपीया॑याम्at/ in Hariyūpīyā (place/river/region)
हरियूपीया॑याम्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (place-name/locative)
Rootहरि-यूपीया
हन्smite!/slay!
हन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb (injunctive/imperative-like)
Rootहन्
पूर्वेformerly/at first
पूर्वे:
अधिकरण (adverbial)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
अर्धेin the half/part
अर्धे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध
भियसाwith fear / by fear
भियसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootभियस्
अपरःthe other (one) / the later one
अपरः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootअपर
दर्त्split/broke (through)
दर्त्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृ (दारयति/दर्) or दॄ (to split) → दर्त् (Vedic aorist/impf. form)
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