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Rig Veda 2.41.8: Mandala 2, Sukta 41, Mantra 8

Sukta 2.41

Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Primarily Aśvins (vṛṣaṇvasū as dual epithet fits them); could also broadly fit divine helpers invoked in the sequence
Chandas: Trishtubh

न यत्परो नान्तर आदधर्षद्वृषण्वसू । दुःशंसो मर्त्यो रिपुः ॥

ná yát paráḥ nā́ntara ādadharṣad vṛṣaṇvasū́ | duḥśáṃso mártyo ripúḥ ||

ହେ ବୃଷଣ୍ୱସୂ (ବଳର ମହାଦାତା), ବାହାରୁ କିମ୍ବା ଭିତରୁ କୌଣସି ଶତ୍ରୁ ତୁମକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରିପାରେ ନାହିଁ; ଦୁଃଶଂସ ମର୍ତ୍ୟ ରିପୁ—କୁବଚନ କରୁଥିବା ନଶ୍ୱର ବୈରୀ—ଜିତିପାରେ ନାହିଁ।

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
यत्that/which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
परोbeyond, further
परो:
Adhikaraṇa (सीमासूचकः: ‘beyond/outside’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
nor/not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
अन्तरःwithin, inside, in-between
अन्तरः:
Adhikaraṇa (सीमासूचकः: ‘within/between’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
towards, up to (prefix)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
दधर्षत्dared, ventured, assailed
दधर्षत्:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधृष् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
वृषण्वसूO you two, strong and wealthy (epithet)
वृषण्वसू:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवृषण्वसु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः/विशेषण-समासः: वृषण् ‘बलवान्/वृषभ’ + वसु ‘धन/वसु’)
दुःशंसःill-speaking, of evil report
दुःशंसः:
Kartā (रिपोः विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःशंस (प्रातिपदिक; दुḥ- + शंस ‘प्रशंसा/कीर्ति’)
मर्त्यःmortal (man)
मर्त्यः:
Kartā (रिपुः इत्यस्य विशेष्यः)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रिपुःenemy
रिपुः:
Kartā (दधर्षत् इत्यस्य कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु (प्रातिपदिक)

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