Rig Veda 10.55.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 55, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.55
Devata: Indra (Maghavan)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दूरे तन्नाम गुह्यं पराचैर्यत्त्वा भीते अह्वयेतां वयोधै । उदस्तभ्नाः पृथिवीं द्यामभीके भ्रातुः पुत्रान्मघवन्तित्विषाणः ॥
Transliteration
dūré tán nā́ma gúhyaṃ parācáir yát tvā bhīté áhvayetāṃ vayodhái | úd astabhnāḥ pṛthivī́ṃ dyā́m abhī́ke bhrā́tuḥ putrā́n maghavan titviṣā́ṇaḥ ||
Translation
दूरे तन्नाम गुह्यं पराचैर्यत्; त्वा भीते अह्वयेतां वयोधै। उदस्तभ्नाः पृथिवीं द्यामभीके, भ्रातुः पुत्रान् मघवन् त्विषाणः।
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दूरेfar away
दूरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
गुह्यम्hidden, secret
गुह्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (गुह् √गुह् ‘to hide’ से), प्रातिपदिक
पराचैःaway, backwards, in the distance
पराचैः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपराच् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-भाव)
यत्which/that (relative)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भीतेthe two frightened (ones)
भीते:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभीत (√भी ‘to fear’ का क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
अह्वयेताम्(they) should call/invoke
अह्वयेताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे/√ह्वा (आह्वयति ‘to call’), causative stem आह्वय-
वयोधैwith the life-giver / strength-giver
वयोधै:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवयोधा (प्रातिपदिक; वयस्+धा ‘life/strength-bestowing’)
उत्up, forth
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अस्तभ्नाःyou propped up / supported
अस्तभ्नाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्तभ् (स्तम्भति ‘to prop, support’)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभीकेnear, in proximity
अभीके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभीक (प्रातिपदिक)
भ्रातुःof the brother
भ्रातुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
तित्विषाणःshining, blazing (with power)
तित्विषाणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootतित्विषाण (√त्विष् ‘to gleam, be strong’ का क्त/शानच्-प्रकार वैदिक; प्रातिपदिक-रूप)
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