Rig Veda 10.187.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 187, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.187
Devata: Agni (as the luminous force that consumes rakṣas); possibly a protective solar-fire aspect
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो रक्षांसि निजूर्वति वृषा शुक्रेण शोचिषा । स नः पर्षदति द्विषः ॥
Transliteration
yó rakṣā́ṃsi ni-jū́rvati vṛ́ṣā śukréṇa śocíṣā | sá naḥ párṣad áti dvíṣaḥ ||
Translation
Aquele que, com a chama fulgurante, como Touro poderoso, consome os Rakṣasas — que ele nos faça atravessar para além dos inimigos.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य (यः = सः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षांसिdemonic beings, harms (rakṣasas)
रक्षांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
निजूर्वतिdrives away, repels
निजूर्वति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजूर्व् (धातु; नि-उपसर्ग)
वृषाthe bull; the mighty one
वृषा:
कर्तृ (यः… वृषा) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रेणwith bright/pure (power)
शुक्रेण:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शोचिषाwith flame, with radiance
शोचिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us; of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थ) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पर्षत्may he carry across; may he save
पर्षत्:
क्रिया (आशीः/प्रार्थना)
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ (धातु) / पर् (वेदिक रूप)
अतिacross; beyond
अति:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (अव्यय)
द्विषःthe haters; enemies
द्विषः:
कर्म (अति-पर्षत्) / अपादान-भाव (शत्रुभ्यः पारम्)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘द्विष्’ = शत्रु)
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