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Rig Veda 4.50.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 50, Mantra 7

Sukta 4.50

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.50)
Devata: Bṛhaspati (with royal/Indraic sovereignty imagery)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

स इद्राजा प्रतिजन्यानि विश्वा शुष्मेण तस्थावभि वीर्येण । बृहस्पतिं यः सुभृतं बिभर्ति वल्गूयति वन्दते पूर्वभाजम् ॥

sa íd rājā́ práti-janyā́ni víśvā śúṣmeṇa tasthāv abhí vī́ryeṇa | bṛ́haspátiṃ yáḥ su-bhṛ́taṃ bibhárti valgūyáti vándate pū́rva-bhā́jam ||

Dialah sungguh menjadi raja: dengan nyala daya batin (śuṣma) dan dengan kekuatan kepahlawanan (vīrya) ia berdiri mengatasi segala kelahiran dan para penuntut yang menentang. Sesiapa yang memikul dalam dirinya Bṛhaspati yang terpelihara baik (subhṛta), ia bersukacita dan memuja Sang Pembahagi-Pertama yang purba (pūrvabhāj).

सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात) अथवा इद् (निपात) वैदिक-रूप
राजाking, ruler
राजा:
Kartā (सः इद् राजा … तस्थौ) / विशेषण-भावेन
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिजन्यानिall rival/hostile (forces), adversaries
प्रतिजन्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootप्रतिजन्य (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति+जन्य) अथवा प्रतिजन्य (विशेषण)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मेणwith might, with vigor
शुष्मेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्थौstood firm, took his stand
तस्थौ:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वीर्येणwith heroism/power
वीर्येण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुभृतम्well-supported, well-sustained
सुभृतम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (kṛdanta)
Rootसुभृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सु- + √भृ ‘to bear’ → भृत ‘borne/maintained’)
बिभर्तिbears, supports
बिभर्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
वल्गूयतिmoves/acts gracefully; exults
वल्गूयति:
TypeVerb
Rootवल्गूय (धातु; denominative from वल्गु ‘graceful/pleasant’), वैदिक-प्रयोग
वन्दतेpays homage, worships
वन्दते:
TypeVerb
Rootवन्द् (धातु)
पूर्वभाजम्the one who has the first share; foremost recipient
पूर्वभाजम्:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपूर्वभाज् (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + भाज् ‘sharing/portioning’)

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