Rig Veda 10.102.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 102, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.102
Rishi: Mudgala (traditional attribution for RV 10.102; hymn associated with Mudgala–Mudgalānī narrative)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (predominant meter in RV 10.102)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अन्तर्यच्छ जिघांसतो वज्रमिन्द्राभिदासतः । दासस्य वा मघवन्नार्यस्य वा सनुतर्यवया वधम् ॥
Transliteration
antaryáccha jighā́ṃsato vájram indrābhidā́sataḥ | dā́sasya vā maghavann ā́ryasya vā sanutár yavaya vadhám ||
Translation
अन्तर्यच्छ जिघांसतो वज्रमिन्द्राभिदासतः। दासस्य वा मघवन्नार्यस्य वा सनुतर्यवया वधम्॥
Word by Word
अन्तर्within, inwardly
अन्तर्:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/अन्तः) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर् (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *h₁enter ‘within’
यच्छrestrain! hold back!
यच्छ:
(मुख्य क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) ‘to restrain, hold back’
जिघांसतःof the one desiring to kill
जिघांसतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the would-be slayer’
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootहन् (धातु) ‘to strike/kill’ (desiderative: जिघांस-)
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
Karma (यच्छ—कर्म) / ‘hold back the thunderbolt’
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिदासतःof the assailing (hostile) one
अभिदासतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — qualifying the enemy
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअभि-दस् (धातु/प्रातिपदिक-आधार) ‘to harm/assail’ (with अभि) → ‘assailing/hostile’
दासस्यof the Dāsa (enemy)
दासस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the Dāsa’
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
आर्यस्यof the Ārya
आर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the Ārya’
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
सनुतर्यstill further; from afar/long since (intensively)
सनुतर्य:
क्रियाविशेषण (रीति/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसनुतर्य (अव्यय; comparative/extended form from सनु ‘from of old, away’)
अवयाःwarding off; driving away
अवयाः:
Kartā-विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य/आदेशस्य) / manner of action
TypeVerb (participle/adjectival)
Rootअव (धातु/उपसर्ग) + या (धातु ‘to go’) → अवया (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार) ‘going down/away; removing’
वधम्the slaying; the blow (death)
वधम्:
Karma (अवयाः—कर्म) / object of warding off
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रातिपदिक)
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