Rig Veda 1.172.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 172, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.172
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Gayatri (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आरे सा वः सुदानवो मरुत ऋञ्जती शरुः । आरे अश्मा यमस्यथ ॥
Transliteration
āré sā́ vaḥ su-dānavo máruta ṛñjatī́ śáruḥ | āré áśmā yám asyatha ||
Translation
सुदानवो मरुतः, सा ऋञ्जती शरुः वः आरेऽस्तु; अश्मानं यः हन्ति तमपि आरे क्षिपत—अस्माकं पथात् शत्रोः प्रहारं अपाकुरुत।
Word by Word
आरेfar away, away
आरे:
Adhikaraṇa (दूरी/स्थान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (avyaya-prātipadika)
साshe/that (one)
सा:
Kartā (वाक्य-कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you, for you
वः:
Sampradāna (सम्बन्ध/हित-सम्बन्ध: ‘of/for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुदानवःO generous ones
सुदानवः:
(सम्बोधन) — संबोधितः
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootसु-दानु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-giving/munificent’)
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
(सम्बोधन) — संबोधितः
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋञ्जतीrushing/advancing, setting in motion
ऋञ्जती:
Kartā-विशेषण (कर्ता ‘सा’ का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootऋञ्ज् (धातु; ‘to make straight/arrange, set in motion’; here present participle stem ऋञ्जत्)
शरुःthe missile/weapon
शरुः:
Kartā (मुख्य पद: ‘the missile/weapon’ as subject with ‘सा’)
TypeNoun
Rootशरु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘missile/weapon, hurt’)
आरेfar away
आरे:
Adhikaraṇa (दूरी/स्थान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (avyaya-prātipadika)
अश्मात्from the stone/rock
अश्मात्:
Apādāna (अपादान: ‘from the stone/rock’)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यमस्यथyou restrain/hold back
यमस्यथ:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया); कर्ता: ‘यूयम्’ (मरुतः)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु; ‘to restrain/hold back’)
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