Rig Veda 8.19.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 19, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.19
Devata: Agni (implied as the protective power ensuring invulnerability to aṃhas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तस्येदर्वन्तो रंहयन्त आशवस्तस्य द्युम्नितमं यशः । न तमंहो देवकृतं कुतश्चन न मर्त्यकृतं नशत् ॥
Transliteration
tásyed árvanto raṃhayanta ā́śavas tásya dyumnítamaṃ yáśaḥ | ná tám áṃho devákṛtaṃ kútaścana ná mártyakṛtaṃ naśat ||
Translation
その者のために、疾き駿馬は馳せ寄り、彼の栄光は最も輝きわたる。神々の力によって成れる禍も、人の手によって作られた禍も、いかなるところからも彼に近づき、打ち倒すことはできない。
Word by Word
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
अर्वन्तःthe steeds, horses
अर्वन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
रंहयन्तेhasten, speed along
रंहयन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरंह् (धातु; ‘to hasten/drive swiftly’)
आशवःswift (ones)
आशवः:
कर्तृ (अर्वन्तः का विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यु्म्निततमम्most splendid
द्यु्म्निततमम्:
कर्म (यशः का विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्यु्म्नितम (प्रातिपदिक; द्यु्म्निन् ‘splendid’ + तमप्)
यशःfame, glory
यशः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-निपात)
तम्him/it
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अंहःdistress, sin, harm
अंहः:
कर्तृ (नशत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवकृतम्done by the gods
देवकृतम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootदेवकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; देव + कृत ‘done/made’)
कुतश्चनfrom anywhere at all
कुतश्चन:
अधिकरण (स्रोत/दिशा-अर्थे: ‘from anywhere’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतस् + चन (अव्यय-समास/निपातसमुच्चय)
नnor/not
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-निपात)
मर्त्यकृतम्done by mortals
मर्त्यकृतम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootमर्त्यकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मर्त्य + कृत)
नशत्reaches, comes upon
नशत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु; ‘to reach/attain, come upon’)
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