Rig Veda 1.187.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 187, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.187
Devata: A mighty upholder of dharma (likely Indra or a related heroic power; identification requires full hymn context beyond 1.187.1)
Chandas: Gayatri/Anuṣṭubh uncertain (meter requires syllable verification; short verse suggests non-Trishtubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पितुं नु स्तोषं महो धर्माणं तविषीम् । यस्य त्रितो व्योजसा वृत्रं विपर्वमर्दयत् ॥
Transliteration
pitúṃ nu stoṣaṃ mahó dharmā́ṇaṃ táviṣīm | yásya tritó vyòjasā vṛtráṃ víparvam árdayat ||
Translation
ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ മഹാധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ ധാരകനായ, മഹാബലത്തിന്റെ തവിഷി (പരാക്രമ-ശക്തി) ഉള്ള ആ മഹാനെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു—അവന്റെ വിശാലശക്തിയാൽ ത്രിതൻ വൃത്രനെ സന്ധി സന്ധിയായി തകർത്തു.
Word by Word
पितुम्drink; draught (Soma/refreshment)
पितुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपितु- (प्रातिपदिक; √पा ‘पिबति’ से ‘पेय/पान’ अर्थ में)
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
स्तोषम्I will praise / I praise
स्तोषम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तोत्र/स्तोष-)
महोgreat
महो:
विशेषण (कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्-
धर्माणम्law; ordinance; established order
धर्माणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन्-
तविषीम्might; strength
तविषीम्:
कर्म (समुच्चित/द्वितीय कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतविषी-
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
त्रितःTrita (a deity/hero)
त्रितः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootत्रित- (देवनाम)
व्योजसाwith (his) strength; by force
व्योजसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवि- + ओजस्-
वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the obstructer)
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र-
विपर्वम्with joints apart; joint by joint (dismembered)
विपर्वम्:
विशेषण (कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि- + पर्वन्-
अर्दयत्he crushed; he smote
अर्दयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अर्द् (अर्दयति)
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