Rig Veda 4.24.10: Mandala 4, Sukta 24, Mantra 10
Sukta 4.24
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence is possible here, but in the hymn context Triṣṭubh predominates; meter uncertain from provided data.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
क इमं दशभिर्ममेन्द्रं क्रीणाति धेनुभिः । यदा वृत्राणि जङ्घनदथैनं मे पुनर्ददत् ॥
Transliteration
ká imáṃ daśábhir mámendraṃ krīṇāti dhenúbhiḥ | yadā́ vṛtrā́ṇi jaṅ́ghanad áthainaṃ me púnar dadat ||
Translation
ಹತ್ತು ಹಾಲುಕೊಡುವ ಹಸುಗಳಿಂದ ನನ್ನಿಗಾಗಿ ಈ ಇಂದ್ರನನ್ನು ಯಾರು ಖರೀದಿಸುವರು? ಅವನು ವೃತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು—ಅಡ್ಡಿಗಳನ್ನು—ಸಂಹರಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಆಗ ಅವನನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ನನಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿಸಲಿ.
Word by Word
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक) सर्वनाम
इमम्this (one)
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
ममof me / my
मम:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रीणातिbuys
क्रीणाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√क्री (क्रीणाति) क्रयणे
धेनुभिःwith cows
धेनुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
वृत्राणिVṛtras / obstructers
वृत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जङ्घनत्he smote / struck down
जङ्घनत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हनति) वधने; (वेदिक) जङ्घन- (intensive/iterative stem)
अथthen
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-श्रुति)
मेto me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
ददत्he gave / handed over
ददत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (ददाति) दाने
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