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Rig Veda 4.30.21: Mandala 4, Sukta 30, Mantra 21

Sukta 4.30

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

अस्वापयद्दभीतये सहस्रा त्रिंशतं हथैः । दासानामिन्द्रो मायया ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.30.21

asvā́payad dabhī́taye sahásrā triṃśatáṃ háthaiḥ | dāsā́nām índro māyáyā ||

Indra, swoją świadomą mocą māyi, uśpił dla Dabhīti trzydzieści tysięcy sił Dāsy swoimi ciosami, uspokoił wrogie ruchy przez nadrzędną władzę, nie jedynie przez surową siłę.

अस्वापयत्(he) put to sleep, lulled
अस्वापयत्:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्वप् (स्वप्/श्वप्) + सन्-णिच् (causative)
अभीतयेfor (causing) fear / for frightening
अभीतये:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootअभीति- (अ- + भी (भय) + क्तिन्)
सहस्राःthousands
सहस्राः:
Kartā (गणनावाचक कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः; ‘(so many) [were]’)
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootसहस्र-
त्रिंशतम्thirty
त्रिंशतम्:
Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa (सहस्राः इत्यस्य संख्याविशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootत्रिंशत्-
हथैःwith blows / with smitings
हथैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootहथ-
दासानाम्of the Dāsas (hostile tribes)
दासानाम्:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootदास-
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र-
माययाby (his) magic / stratagem
मायया:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमाया-

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