Rig Veda 7.18.10 — Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 10
Sukta 7.18
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditionally)
Devata: Indra (context), with Mitra invoked as principle under pressure
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ईयुर्गावो न यवसादगोपा यथाकृतमभि मित्रं चितासः । पृश्निगावः पृश्निनिप्रेषितासः श्रुष्टिं चक्रुर्नियुतो रन्तयश्च ॥
Transliteration
īyúr gā́vo ná yávasād ágopā yáthākṛtam abhí mítraṃ citā́saḥ | pṛ́śnigāvaḥ pṛ́śninipreṣitāsaḥ śruṣṭíṃ cakrur niyúto rántayaś ca ||
Translation
かれらは牧場を離れる牛のように進み、守り手もなく、なすがままに、光明の心をもつミトラ（Mitra）にさえ迫った。斑の牛の群れ――混じり合う衝動の斑――は斑なる力に駆られて襲撃を作り、轭で結ばれたランタヤ（Rantaya）らもまた喧噪に加わった。
Word by Word
ईयुःthey went / they came
ईयुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) / √i
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
यवसात्from pasture/grass
यवसात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootयवस (प्रातिपदिक)
अगोपाःunguarded; without a herdsman
अगोपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
कृतम्done; made; the deed
कृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Root√कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
अभिtowards, against, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मित्रम्Mitra
मित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चितासःperceiving/observant; intent (ones)
चितासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचितास (प्रातिपदिक)
पृश्निगावःspeckled cows
पृश्निगावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपृश्नि-गो (समासः)
पृश्निनिप्रेषितासःsent forth by the speckled (one); dispatched by Pṛśni
पृश्निनिप्रेषितासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपृश्नि-नि-प्रेषित (समासः; √इष्/√प्रेष् ‘to send’ → प्रेषित, क्त)
श्रुष्टिम्obedience; attentive service
श्रुष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
चक्रुःthey made; they performed
चक्रुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
नियुतःyoked teams (esp. of horses)
नियुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनियुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
रन्तयःdelighters; joy-bringers
रन्तयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरन्ति/रन्तय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘delighting/joy-giving’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
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