Rig Veda 10.28.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 28, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.28
Devata: Indra (contextual continuation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा हि मां तवसं वर्धयन्ति दिवश्चिन्मे बृहत उत्तरा धूः । पुरू सहस्रा नि शिशामि साकमशत्रंम हि मा जनिता जजान ॥
Transliteration
evā́ hí māṃ tavásaṃ vardháyanti diváś cit mé bṛhatá úttarā dhū́ḥ | purū́ sahásrā ní śiśāmi sākám aśátruṃ hí mā janitā́ jajā́na ||
Translation
एवा हि मां तवसं वर्धयन्ति; दिवश्चिन्मे बृहत उत्तरा धूः। पुरू सहस्रा नि शिशामि साकम्; अशत्रंय हि मा जनिता जजान—अप्रतिहतं बलं कृत्वा।
Word by Word
एवाthus, indeed
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
तवसम्strong, mighty
तवसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयन्तिthey increase, make grow
वर्धयन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa (संबन्ध/निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौः (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
मेto/for me; my
मे:
Sampradāna (हित/स्वाम्यर्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
बृहतःgreat, lofty
बृहतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तराhigher, further, superior
उत्तरा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
धूःburden; yoke-pole; load (metaph. pressure/impulse)
धूः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधूः/धुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरूmany
पुरू:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्राthousands
सहस्रा:
Karma
TypeNoun (numeral) / Adjective
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, thoroughly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शिशामिI sharpen/prepare; I make ready
शिशामि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशा/शि (धातु: शा ‘to sharpen/prepare’; वेदिके ‘शिश्/शा’ इति रूपभेदः)
साकम्together
साकम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय)
अशत्रम्unopposed; without an enemy
अशत्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
हिindeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
माme
मा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
जनिताbegetter, father, progenitor
जनिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजनितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
जजानhas begotten, gave birth (to)
जजान:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
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