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Rig Veda 10.55.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 55, Mantra 8

Sukta 10.55

Devata: Indra (hero strengthened by Soma; expeller of Dasyus)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

युजा कर्माणि जनयन्विश्वौजा अशस्तिहा विश्वमनास्तुराषाट् । पीत्वी सोमस्य दिव आ वृधानः शूरो निर्युधाधमद्दस्यून् ॥

Transliteration

yujā́ kármāṇi janáyan viśvā́ojā aśastihā́ viśvámanās turāṣā́ṭ | pītvī́ sómasya divá ā́ vṛdhānáḥ śū́ro nír yúdhā ádhamad dasyū́n ||

Translation

Terikat pada Karya, melahirkan perbuatan-perbuatan dengan kuasa sejagat—pembunuh cela yang tidak tersulut, berjiwa sejagat, penakluk dalam serbuan—setelah meminum Soma dari langit dan membesar dalam ketinggian itu, Sang Wira menghalau kaum Dasyu dengan peperangan.

Word by Word
युजाwith the yoke / in harness
युजा:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental) / Adjectival noun
Rootयुज् (√yuj) / युज्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘युज्’
कर्माणिdeeds, acts
कर्माणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √कृ (kṛ) ‘to do’
जनयन्generating, producing
जनयन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (present participle active)
Rootजनय् (causative) < √जन् (jan) ‘to be born, produce’
विश्वौजाःall-strong, of universal might
विश्वौजाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi)
Rootविश्व- + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘all’ + ‘strength’
अशस्तिहाslayer of reproach / remover of blame
अशस्तिहा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (agent noun)
Rootअ-शस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) ‘non-praise, blame’ + हन् (√han) ‘to strike/kill’ (कृदन्त: -हा)
विश्वमनाःall-minded, of universal intent
विश्वमनाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi)
Rootविश्व- + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘mind’
तुराषाट्overpowering conqueror
तुराषाट्:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Epithet
Rootतुर- (प्रातिपदिक ‘overpowering, impetuous’) + √सह्/√षह् ‘to overpower’ (वेद. -षाट् agent/epithet)
पीत्वीhaving drunk
पीत्वी:
(पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeAbsolutive (gerund)
Rootपा (√pā) ‘to drink’
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःfrom heaven / of heaven
दिवः:
अपादान (यदि ‘from heaven’)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘sky, heaven’
आtowards, fully
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वृधानःgrowing, becoming strong
वृधानः:
कर्तृ
TypePresent participle middle
Rootवृध् (√vṛdh) ‘to grow, increase’
शूरःthe hero
शूरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
निःout, forth
निः:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनिस् (उपसर्ग) रूप ‘निः’
युधाin battle
युधा:
अधिकरण/करण (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयुध्/युधा (अव्यय) < ‘युध्’ ‘fight’
अधमत्drove away, blew away
अधमत्:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधम् (√dham) ‘to blow, to drive (away)’
दस्यून्the Dasyus (hostile foes)
दस्यून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
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