Rig Veda 7.25.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 25, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.25
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नि दुर्ग इन्द्र श्नथिह्यमित्राँ अभि ये नो मर्तासो अमन्ति । आरे तं शंसं कृणुहि निनित्सोरा नो भर सम्भरणं वसूनाम् ॥
Transliteration
ní durgá indra śnathihy amítrān abhí yé no mártāso amánti | ārè táṃ śáṃsaṃ kṛṇuhi ninitsór ā́ no bhara sám-bharaṇaṃ vásūnām ||
Translation
険しき渡りにて、インドラよ、敵対する者らを打ち砕きたまえ——われらに迫り、われらを減じようとする死すべき者どもを。そしる者の叫びをはるか遠くへ退けよ。われらに富の集積、財宝の取り集めを運び来たれ。
Word by Word
निdown; forth (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
दुर्गःthe hard-to-pass one; stronghold/fort (lit. difficult passage)
दुर्गः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्ग (prātipadika)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
श्नथिहिshatter; crush
श्नथिहि:
(predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootश्नथ् (dhātu)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (prātipadika)
अभिagainst; towards
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
नःof us; our
नः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
मर्तासःmortals
मर्तासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (prātipadika)
अमन्तिthink; intend; devise
अमन्ति:
(predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (dhātu) / मन्यते (Vedic: अमन्ति)
आरेfar away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (avyaya)
तम्that
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
शंसम्praise; proclamation (often: hostile ‘boast/taunt’ in context)
शंसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशंस (prātipadika) / from √शंस्
कृणुहिmake; do
कृणुहि:
(predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (dhātu)
निनित्सोःof the plotter/ensnarer; of the one who seeks to harm
निनित्सोः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootनिनित्सु (prātipadika, desiderative/agent noun from √नी/नय् ‘to lead’ > ‘one who seeks to lead down/ensnare’; Vedic hostile sense)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
भरbring; bear
भर:
(predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (dhātu)
सम्भरणम्bringing together; provision; supply
सम्भरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसम्भरण (prātipadika) < सम्-√भृ
वसूनाम्of goods/wealth; of treasures
वसूनाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (prātipadika)
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