Rig Veda 7.86.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 86, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.86
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
किमाग आस वरुण ज्येष्ठं यत्स्तोतारं जिघांससि सखायम् । प्र तन्मे वोचो दूळभ स्वधावोऽव त्वानेना नमसा तुर इयाम् ॥
Transliteration
kím ā́ga āsā váruṇa jyéṣṭhaṃ yát stotā́raṃ jighā́ṃsasi sákhāyam | prá tán me voco dūḷabha svadhāvo 'vá tvān enā́ námasā turá iyām ||
Translation
いかなる大いなる罪があったのか、ヴァルナよ、汝が讃歌の歌い手を、友を、打ち倒さんとするほどに。われにそれを告げたまえ、害しがたき者よ、自らの法を持つ者よ。われは敬礼をもって速やかに汝に赴く、真実によって過ちの結び目が解かれんことを願いつつ。
Word by Word
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma (प्रश्न-वस्तु)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्न-प्रातिपदिक)
आसwas
आस:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (असँ)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्येष्ठम्the greatest, the chief
ज्येष्ठम्:
Karma (प्रश्न-वस्तु-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma (यद्-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोतारम्the praiser, singer
स्तोतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु)
जिघांससिyou wish to slay
जिघांससि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हनँ) + सन् (इच्छार्थक) → जिघांस-
सखायम्(your) friend
सखायम्:
Karma (स्तोतारम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, clearly
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेto me / my
मे:
Sampradāna (to me) / सम्बन्ध (my)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वोचःyou said / tell
वोचः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वचँ)
दूळभO hard-to-deceive / hard-to-overcome one
दूळभ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootदूळभ (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधावःO self-empowered, possessing svadhā
स्वधावः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootस्वधावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown, away; in protection
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अनेनwith this
अनेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
नमसाwith reverence, with obeisance
नमसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तुरःswift, eager
तुरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
इयाम्may I go/approach
इयाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण्)
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