Rig Veda 4.30.15: Mandala 4, Sukta 30, Mantra 15

Sukta 4.30

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify in metrically tagged editions)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उत दासस्य वर्चिनः सहस्राणि शतावधीः । अधि पञ्च प्रधीँरिव ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 4.30.15

Transliteration

utá dāsásya varcínaḥ sahásrāṇi śatā́v adhīḥ | ádhi páñca pradhī́m̐r iva ||

Translation

Dan juga engkau membunuh ratusan dan ribuan daya yang berkilau dari Dāsa; engkau mengatasi mereka, laksana yang berdiri di atas lima lapis pegangan, mematahkan barisan tersusun mereka.

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Word by Word

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

• दासस्य: of the Dāsa (enemy/hostile one)
• दासस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास

• वर्चिनः: of the radiant/possessing splendor
• वर्चिनः: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्चिन्

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: कर्म (counted object with verb of slaying)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र

• शत: a hundred
• शत: कर्म (numerical complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत

• अवधीः: you slew
• अवधीः: क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः: त्वम्/इन्द्रः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: विशेषण (संख्या)
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्च

• प्रधीः: strongholds/fortified places
• प्रधीः: कर्म (object governed by अधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रधी

• इव: like, as it were
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव