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Rig Veda 1.130.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 130, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.130

Rishi: Parāśara Vāsiṣṭha (traditional attribution for RV 1.130)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 1.130 predominantly Triṣṭubh)

दादृहाणो वज्रमिन्द्रो गभस्त्योः क्षद्मेव तिग्ममसनाय सं श्यदहिहत्याय सं श्यत् । संविव्यान ओजसा शवोभिरिन्द्र मज्मना । तष्टेव वृक्षं वनिनो नि वृश्चसि परश्वेव नि वृश्चसि ॥

dādṛhāṇó vájram índro gábhastyōḥ | kṣádma-iva tigmáṃ ásanāya sáṃ śyát ahi-hátyāya sáṃ śyát || saṃ-vivyānó ójasā śávobhir indra májmanā | taṣṭā-iva vṛ́kṣaṃ vánino ní vṛścasi paraśvā-iva ní vṛścasi ||

दादृहाणो वज्रमिन्द्रो गभस्त्योः क्षद्मेव तिग्ममसनाय सं श्यदहिहत्याय सं श्यत्। संविव्यान ओजसा शवोभिरिन्द्र मज्मना। तष्टेव वृक्षं वनिनो नि वृश्चसि परश्वेव नि वृश्चसि॥

दादृहाणःhaving made (himself) firm; strengthened
दादृहाणः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√दृंह् (दृह्) / कṛदन्त-प्रातिपदिक दादृहाण-
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र-
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-
गभस्त्योःin (his) two hands/arms
गभस्त्योः:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थाने/आश्रये) / सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगभस्ति-
क्षद्माa covering; a sheath
क्षद्मा:
Upamāna (उपमान-शब्दः)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षद्मन्-
इवlike, as
इव:
(उपमा-सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तिग्मम्sharp, keen
तिग्मम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्म-
असनायfor the throwing/casting (of the bolt)
असनाय:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootअसन-
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootसम्
श्यत्he hurled; he shot forth
श्यत्:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्या (श्यै) / √शि? (वेद. ‘श्य’ = ‘प्रक्षिप्/प्रसारय्’)
अहि-हत्यायfor the slaying of the serpent
अहि-हत्याय:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअहि-हत्यā- (अहि + हत्या) अथवा अहिहत्या-
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootसम्
श्यत्he hurled (again/fully)
श्यत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√श्या (श्यै) / वेद. ‘श्य’
संविव्यानःencompassing; pervading; wrapped (in power)
संविव्यानः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसम्+वि+√व्ये/√वी (विव्यायते) → विव्यान-
ओजसाwith might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्-
शवोभिःwith powers/strengths
शवोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootइन्द्र-
मज्मनाwith greatness; with bulk/force
मज्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमज्मन्-
तष्टाa carpenter
तष्टा:
Upamāna (उपमान-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Root√तक्ष् → तष्टृ/तष्टा-
इवlike
इव:
(उपमा-सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वृक्षम्a tree
वृक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष-
वनिनःof the woodman; of the forest-man
वनिनः:
Sambandha (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवनिन्-
निdown; away
नि:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootनि
वृश्चसिyou cut down
वृश्चसि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वृश्च्
परश्वाwith an axe
परश्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपरशु-
इवas if; like
इव:
(उपमा-सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
निdown
नि:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootनि
वृश्चसिyou cut down
वृश्चसि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वृश्च्

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