Rig Veda 1.103.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 103, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.103
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स जातूभर्मा श्रद्दधान ओजः पुरो विभिन्दन्नचरद्वि दासीः । विद्वान्वज्रिन्दस्यवे हेतिमस्यार्यं सहो वर्धया द्युम्नमिन्द्र ॥
Transliteration
sá jātū́bharmā śráddadhāna ójaḥ púro vibhindánn acárad ví dā́sīḥ | vidvā́n vajrín dásyave hetím asyā́ryaṃ sáho vardhayā dyumnám indra ||
Translation
स जातूभर्मा श्रद्धधान ओजः पुरो विभिन्दन्नचरद्वि दासीः। विद्वान्वज्रिन्दस्यवे हेतिमस्यार्यं सहो वर्धया द्युम्नमिन्द्र॥
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जातूभर्माthe ‘Jātū-bearer’ (an epithet of Indra)
जातूभर्मा:
Kartā (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातू-भर्मन् (समास; भर्मन् < √भृ ‘to bear/carry’)
श्रद्दधानःplacing faith; believing
श्रद्दधानः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootश्रद्-धा (कृदन्त; √धा ‘to place’ with श्रद्)
ओजःstrength, might
ओजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरस्
विभिन्दन्splitting apart; breaking
विभिन्दन्:
Kartā (concomitant action)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootवि-√भिद्
अचरत्he moved; he advanced
अचरत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√चर्
विapart; asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दासीःDāsī-women / female Dāsa (enemies)
दासीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदासी
विद्वान्knowing; wise
विद्वान्:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√विद् (कृदन्त) / विद्वस्
वज्रिन्the thunderbolt-bearer
वज्रिन्:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (वज्र + इन्)
दस्यवेto/for the Dasyu (enemy)
दस्यवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु
हेतिम्missile; weapon; blow
हेतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहेति
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आर्यम्the Aryan (man/people); noble
आर्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootआर्य
सहःforce; victorious power
सहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्
वर्धयincrease; make grow
वर्धय:
— (imperative to Indra)
TypeVerb
Root√वृध्
द्यु्म्नम्splendour; glory
द्यु्म्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु्म्न
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Address
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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