Rig Veda 7.104.20: Mandala 7, Sukta 104, Mantra 20

Sukta 7.104

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एत उ त्ये पतयन्ति श्वयातव इन्द्रं दिप्सन्ति दिप्सवोऽदाभ्यम् । शिशीते शक्रः पिशुनेभ्यो वधं नूनं सृजदशनिं यातुमद्भ्यः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.104.20

Transliteration

etá u tyé patayanti śváyātava índraṃ dípsanti dípsavo ’dā́bhyam | śíśīte śakráḥ píśunebhyo vadháṃ nūnáṃ sṛ́jad áśaniṃ yātumádbhyaḥ ||

Translation

Merekalah yang benar-benar berterbangan—pengembara seperti anjing—hendak merampas Indra, yang tidak dapat dikalahkan. Śakra menajamkan pukulan bagi yang berniat jahat; kini ia melepaskan vajra (petir) ke atas mereka yang dikuasai yātu.

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• एते: these (ones)
• एते: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• उ: indeed, now
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (nipāta)

• त्ये: those
• त्ये: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• पतयन्ति: they fly about / dart
• पतयन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु; ‘to fly, fall’) → पतयति (caus./denom. ‘to cause to fly, to fly about’)

• श्वयातवः: the sorcerers / harmful beings
• श्वयातवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वयातु (prātipadika; ‘sorcerer/witchcraft-being’, RV usage)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• दिप्सन्ति: they seek to harm / desire to injure
• दिप्सन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिप्स् (धातु; desiderative sense ‘to wish to harm/deceive’)

• दिप्सवः: the would-be harmers / plotters
• दिप्सवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिप्सु (kṛdanta-prātipadika; desiderative agent noun from √दिप्स्)

• अदाभ्यम्: unassailable, not to be deceived
• अदाभ्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दाभ्य (prātipadika; neg. + √दभ् ‘to deceive/harm’)

• शिशीते: he sharpens (himself/it)
• शिशीते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: शि/शि (धातु; ‘to sharpen’) → शिशीते

• शक्रः: the Mighty One (Indra)
• शक्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (prātipadika; epithet of Indra ‘mighty’)

• पिशुनेभ्यः: from the malicious ones
• पिशुनेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशुन (prātipadika; ‘treacherous, malicious’)

• वधम्: slaying, deadly blow
• वधम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (prātipadika; ‘slaying, weapon/act of killing’)

• नूनम्: now, indeed
• नूनम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (avyaya)

• सृजत्: he releases / sends forth
• सृजत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु; ‘to release, send forth’) → सृजत्

• अशनिम्: the thunderbolt
• अशनिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशनि (prātipadika; ‘thunderbolt’)

• यातुमद्भ्यः: to/against the sorcery-possessed (demonic) ones
• यातुमद्भ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: यातुमत् (prātipadika; ‘possessing sorcery/going about as a demon’; from यातु ‘sorcery, demon’ + मत्)