Rig Veda 2.41.12: Mandala 2, Sukta 41, Mantra 12
Sukta 2.41
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्र आशाभ्यस्परि सर्वाभ्यो अभयं करत् । जेता शत्रून्विचर्षणिः ॥
Transliteration
índra ā́śābhyaḥ pári sárvābhyo abháyaṃ karat | jétā śátrūn vícarṣaṇiḥ ||
Translation
May Indra make fearlessness all around us from every side; the wide-ranging one becomes the conqueror of the hostile powers.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आशाभ्यःto the hopes/expectations
आशाभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootआशा (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; on all sides
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb/Upasarga)
Rootपरि
सर्वाभ्यःfrom all (of them)
सर्वाभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootसर्व (सर्व- सर्वा- सर्वम्) (प्रातिपदिक)
अभयम्fearlessness; safety
अभयम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअ-भय (प्रातिपदिक)
करत्made; granted
करत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
जेताthe conqueror
जेता:
कर्तृ (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootजि (धातु) → जेतृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
विचर्षणिःthe far-seeing/keen-sighted one
विचर्षणिः:
कर्तृ (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootविचर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक; epithet)
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