Rig Veda 1.191.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 191, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.191

Devata: Protective/healing charm against unseen adversaries (adṛṣṭa-vairiṇaḥ)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

शरासः कुशरासो दर्भासः सैर्या उत । मौञ्जा अदृष्टा वैरिणाः सर्वे साकं न्यलिप्सत ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.191.3

Transliteration

śarā́saḥ kúśarāso darbhā́saḥ sairyā́ utá | mauñjā́ adṛ́ṣṭā vairiṇáḥ sárve sākáṃ ny alipsata ||

Translation

Yang berbuluh (śarāsaḥ), yang berkuśa, yang berdarbha, dan juga sairyā; yang bermuñja—para musuh yang tidak kelihatan—semuanya serentak melekat dan mengikat diri. Moga jaring keterlekatan ini tersingkap dan terlerai.

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Word by Word

• शरासः: reeds/arrow-like grasses
• शरासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक) / शर-

• कुशरासः: kuśa-reeds (a kind of grass)
• कुशरासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशर (प्रातिपदिक) / कुशर-

• दर्भासः: darbha-grasses
• दर्भासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) / दर्भ-

• सैर्याः: sairya-grasses (a kind of grass)
• सैर्याः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / सैर्य-

• उत: and; also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• मौञ्जाः: muñja-grasses
• मौञ्जाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक) / मौञ्ज-

• अदृष्टाः: unseen; unnoticed
• अदृष्टाः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: √दृश् (पश्यति) + निपातित नकार (न-)

• वैरिणाः: enemies
• वैरिणाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरिन् (प्रातिपदिक) / वैरिन्-

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) / सर्व-

• साकम्: together
• साकम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम्

• नि: down; in; into (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग)

• अलिप्सत: they sought/attempted to seize (for themselves)
• अलिप्सत: (क्रिया) — कर्तृ-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लिप्स् (desiderative of √लभ्/√लिप् in Vedic usage: ‘to desire/seek to obtain’)