Rig Veda 1.29.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 29, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.29
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify per Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सर्वं परिक्रोशं जहि जम्भया कृकदाश्वम् । आ तू न इन्द्र शंसय गोष्वश्वेषु शुभ्रिषु सहस्रेषु तुवीमघ ॥
Transliteration
sárvaṃ parikróśaṃ jahi jambháyā kṛkadā́śvam | ā́ tú na indra śaṃsaya góṣv áśveṣu śubhríṣu sahásreṣu tuvīmagha ||
Translation
सर्वं परिक्रोशं जहि; जम्भया कृकदाश्वं क्रन्दमानं मर्दय। अथ न इन्द्र आगत्य अस्माकं शंसनं साधय—गोष्वश्वेषु शुभ्रिषु सहस्रेषु तुवीमघ।
Word by Word
सर्वम्all, the whole
सर्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootसर्व (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
परिक्रोशम्the outcry, clamour (all around)
परिक्रोशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपरि-क्रोश (क्रोश-प्रातिपदिक; √क्रुश्/√क्रोश् ‘to cry out’)
जहिsmite! kill!
जहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसागत्योः) ‘to strike/kill’
जम्भयाwith (your) jaws; by crushing
जम्भया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजम्भ (जम्भ-प्रातिपदिक; ‘jaw/teeth’; also ‘crushing power’)
कृकदाश्वम्Kṛkadāśva (the foe/demon so named)
कृकदाश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Proper name)
Rootकृकदाश्व (कृकदाश्व-प्रातिपदिक; proper name/epithet)
आhither; to us
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तूindeed; now; but
तू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु/तू (निपात; emphatic/contrastive particle)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Deity)
Rootइन्द्र (इन्द्र-प्रातिपदिक)
शंसयmake (it) renowned; proclaim; favour by praise
शंसय:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शंस् ‘to praise/commend/proclaim’ (causative: शंसय-)
गोषुamong cows; in cattle
गोषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (गो-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वेषुamong horses
अश्वेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (अश्व-प्रातिपदिक)
शुभ्रिषुamong the bright/white (ones)
शुभ्रिषु:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootशुभ्रि (शुभ्रि-प्रातिपदिक; ‘bright/white ones’)
सहस्रेषुamong thousands
सहस्रेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (सहस्र-प्रातिपदिक)
तुवीमघO bountiful one; O rich-giver
तुवीमघ:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Epithet, vocative)
Rootतुवीमघ (तुवी-मघ-; epithet of Indra ‘having abundant gifts’)
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