Rig Veda 4.30.14: Mandala 4, Sukta 30, Mantra 14
Sukta 4.30
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.30)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.30; verify against pada count in critical editions)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत दासं कौलितरं बृहतः पर्वतादधि । अवाहन्निन्द्र शम्बरम् ॥
Transliteration
utá dā́sáṃ kaulitaráṃ bṛhatáḥ párvatād ádhi | ávāhann índra śámbaram ||
Translation
ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രാ, വിശാലമായ പർവ്വതശിഖരത്തിൽ നിന്നു ശംബരനെ—ദാസനായ ഇരുണ്ട തടസ്സകാരനെ—നീ താഴെയിട്ടു; ഉയർന്നു നിന്ന ദാസബലത്തെ നീ മറിച്ചിട്ടു.
Word by Word
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
दासम्the Dāsa (enemy/hostile man)
दासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदास
कौलितरम्Kau-litara (name/epithet of the Dāsa)
कौलितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootकौलितर
बृहतःfrom the great (one)
बृहतः:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबृहत्
पर्वतात्from the mountain
पर्वतात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
अधिfrom upon; over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअधि
अवाहन्they drove down; they carried off
अवाहन्:
Kriyā (with implied kartā ‘they/you’ in narrative; addressed to Indra)
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति) + अव
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
शम्बरम्Śambara (demon/foe)
शम्बरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootशम्बर
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