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Rig Veda 6.47.21: Mandala 6, Sukta 47, Mantra 21

Sukta 6.47

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional)
Devata: Indra (victory over Dāsa powers; Śambara myth-cycle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

दिवेदिवे सदृशीरन्यमर्धं कृष्णा असेधदप सद्मनो जाः । अहन्दासा वृषभो वस्नयन्तोदव्रजे वर्चिनं शम्बरं च ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.47.21

divédivé sa-dṛ́śīr anyám árdhaṃ kṛ́ṣṇā asedhad ápa sádmano jā́ḥ | áhann dāsā́ vṛṣabhó vasnayántodávr̥je varcínam śámbaraṃ ca ||

ദിവസംതോറും, ജന്മഗൃഹത്തിൽ മറ്റേ പകുതിയെ പിടിച്ചിരുത്തിയ കൃഷ്ണത (അന്ധകാരം) തള്ളിപ്പറഞ്ഞു നീങ്ങി. വൃഷഭ-ശക്തി ദാസന്മാരെ വധിച്ചു; സമൃദ്ധികളെ തേടി, അവൻ അടഞ്ഞ വ്രജത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വർചിനെയും ശംബരനെയും കൂടി പുറത്താക്കി.

दिवेfor the day; on the day
दिवे:
अधिकरण (काल/अवधि) / सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य) (अर्थानुसार)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ ‘day, heaven’)
दिवेday by day
दिवे:
अधिकरण (काल) (दिवे-दिवे = ‘day by day’)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
सदृशीःlike; similar (fem. pl.)
सदृशीः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (कृष्णाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यम्other; another
अन्यम्:
कर्म (अर्धम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्धम्half
अर्धम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्णाःthe dark (nights)
कृष्णाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
असेधत्kept away; repelled
असेधत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सिध्/√सेध् (सेधति ‘to ward off, repel, keep away’)
अपaway; off
अप:
उपसर्ग (क्रियाविशेषण) / अपादानार्थ-प्रवृत्ति
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सद्मनःfrom the dwelling; from the abode
सद्मनः:
सम्बन्ध (जाः इत्यस्य) / अपादान-सम्बन्ध (अप ... सद्मनः)
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘seat, abode, dwelling’)
जाःthe born ones; offspring; creatures
जाः:
कर्तृ (असेधत् इत्यस्य) / अथवा कर्म (अप ... जाः) (पदविभागानुसार)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootजा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘born, offspring’; from √जन्)
अहन्slew
अहन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (to strike, slay)
दासाःDāsas; enemies/hostile tribes
दासाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभःthe bull (mighty one)
वृषभः:
कर्तृ (अहन् इत्यस्य; विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक ‘bull’)
वस्नयन्तःseeking gain/booty; bargaining for spoil
वस्नयन्तः:
कर्तृ (वृषभः/इन्द्रः सह) / विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootवस्नयन्त् (कृदन्त; from √वस्/वस्न ‘price, booty’; denominative/causative sense ‘to bargain/seek gain, to traffic for booty’)
उदव्रजेin the upper enclosure; in the (raised) pen/fort
उदव्रजे:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeNoun (with preverb) / Adverbial locative
Rootउद्- + व्रज (प्रातिपदिक ‘enclosure, pen; settlement’)
वर्चिनम्radiant; shining
वर्चिनम्:
कर्म (शम्बरम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्चिन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘shining, radiant’)
शम्बरम्Śambara
शम्बरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootशम्बर (प्रातिपदिक; proper name of an Asura/fortress-lord)
and
:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)

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