Rig Veda 8.51.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 51, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.51
Rishi: Kanva tradition (Kāṇva); narrative recalls seer figures (Praskaṇva etc.)
Devata: Indra (implied by tvāūtaḥ and Dasyu-conquest frame)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh probable; requires scan
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पार्षद्वाणः प्रस्कण्वं समसादयच्छयानं जिव्रिमुद्धितम् । सहस्राण्यसिषासद्गवामृषिस्त्वोतो दस्यवे वृकः ॥
Transliteration
pārṣadvā́ṇaḥ práskaṇvaṃ sám asādayac cháyānaṃ jívrim úd-dhitam | sahásrāṇy asiṣāsad gávām ṛ́ṣis tvā́ūto dásyave vṛ́kaḥ ||
Translation
パールシャドヴァーナ（Pārṣadvāṇa）はプラスカṇヴァ（Praskaṇva）を完全に目的地へと導き、投げ伏せられて横たわっていたジヴリ（Jivri）を起こし、持ち上げた。——彼は幾千もの光（すなわち牛）を勝ち得、汝の助けを受けたその聖見者は、ダスユ（Dasyu）に対する狼となって、敵対する闇を貪り尽くした。
Word by Word
पार्षत्he carried across; he saved
पार्षत्:
(क्रिया) मुख्य क्रियापद
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ (पारयति) / √पॄ
वाणःVāṇa (a person/epithet; the agent)
वाणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootवाण (प्रातिपदिक) / वान
प्रस्कण्वम्Praskaṇva (the seer)
प्रस्कण्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootप्र-स्कण्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम्
असादयत्he caused to sit/lie down; he brought (to a state)
असादयत्:
(क्रिया) सहायक क्रियापद
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) with causative √सादय
शयानम्lying (down)
शयानम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-प्रस्कण्वम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√शी (शेते) → शयान (present participle)
जिव्रिम्Jivri (a foe/being, name)
जिव्रिम्:
कर्म (द्वितीय कर्म/उपपद-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootजिव्रि (प्रातिपदिक; दैत्य/नाम)
उद्धितम्raised up; lifted
उद्धितम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-जिव्रिम्)
TypePast participle
Rootउद्-√धा (उद्धित) / √धा
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (numeral)
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
असिषासत्he wished to win/obtain; he sought
असिषासत्:
(क्रिया) मुख्य क्रियापद
TypeVerb
Root√सस्/शास् (शासति) with desiderative सिषास
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषिःthe seer
ऋषिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वोतःhelped by you; aided by thee
त्वोतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (possessive/ablatival compound)
Rootत्वत् (युष्मद्) + ऊत (√अव्/√ऊ) ‘help’
दस्यवेto/for the Dasyu (enemy)
दस्यवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
वृकःa wolf (as an epithet/figure)
वृकः:
कर्तृ (उपमेय/उपाधि)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक (प्रातिपदिक)
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