Rig Veda 10.103.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 103, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.103
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 10.103)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आशुः शिशानो वृषभो न भीमो घनाघनः क्षोभणश्चर्षणीनाम् । संक्रन्दनोऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतं सेना अजयत्साकमिन्द्रः ॥
Transliteration
āśúḥ śiśā́no vṛṣabhó na bhīmó ghanā́ghanaḥ kṣóbhāṇaś carṣaṇīnā́m | saṃkrándano ’nimiṣá ekavī́raḥ śatáṃ sénā ajayatsā́kam índraḥ ||
Translation
आशुः शिशानो वृषभो न भीमो घनाघनः क्षोभणश्चर्षणीनाम्। संक्रन्दनोऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतं सेनाः अजयत् साकम् इन्द्रः॥
Word by Word
आशुःswift
आशुः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / कर्तृविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु- (प्रातिपदिक)
शिशानःsharpening himself / becoming keen
शिशानः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / कर्तृविशेषण
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√शा (शिश्/शा ‘to sharpen, whet, make keen’) → शिशान (कृदन्त)
वृषभःbull
वृषभः:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/उपमान-आधारः) / कर्तृपद
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
भीमःterrible, formidable
भीमः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम- (प्रातिपदिक)
घनाघनःvery compact/solid; smiting heavily
घनाघनः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootघन-घन- (द्विरुक्त/समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘dense/solid’)
क्षोभणःshaker, agitator
क्षोभणः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootक्षोभण- (प्रातिपदिक; √क्षुभ् ‘to shake, agitate’)
चर्षणीनाम्of the peoples/men
चर्षणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / ‘of’
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘men, peoples’)
संक्रन्दनःroaring, thundering
संक्रन्दनः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसं-√क्रन्द् ‘to roar, cry out’ → संक्रन्दन- (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-न)
अनिमिषःunblinking
अनिमिषः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-निमिष- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘unblinking’; निमिष ‘blink’)
एकवीरःsole hero, peerless warrior
एकवीरः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootएक-वीर- (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘single hero’)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma (परिमाण-विशेषण) / object-quantifier
TypeNumeral (Adjective)
Rootशत- (प्रातिपदिक)
सेनाःarmies
सेनाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसेना- (प्रातिपदिक)
अजयत्conquered
अजयत्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जि ‘to conquer’ (अजि/जयति)
साकम्together, in one stroke
साकम्:
Adhikaraṇa (सहभाव/संगतिः) / associative
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
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