Rig Veda 4.38.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 38, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.38
Rishi: Dadhikrāvan (hymnic subject) / Maṇḍala 4 collection
Devata: Dadhikrā (swift victorious power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत स्मैनं वस्त्रमथिं न तायुमनु क्रोशन्ति क्षितयो भरेषु । नीचायमानं जसुरिं न श्येनं श्रवश्चाच्छा पशुमच्च यूथम् ॥
Transliteration
utá smainaṃ vastramáthim ná tāyúm ánu krośanti kṣitáyo bháreṣu | nīcā́yamānaṃ jásuriṃ ná śyénam śrávaś cā́cchā paśumác ca yū́tham ||
Translation
उत स्मैनं भरेषु क्षितयः अनु क्रोशन्ति, वस्त्रमथिं न तायुम् (आवरण-हरं लुण्ठकमिव); नीचायमानं श्येनं न, सः श्रवश्चाच्छा पशुमच्च यूथम् (प्राण-शक्तिमत् गो-समूहं) प्रति प्रसरति।
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
स्मindeed, just
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एन
वस्त्रम्garment, cloth
वस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अथिम्a wanderer/wayfarer (RV word)
अथिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअथि (प्रातिपदिक; RV-प्रयोगः)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तायुम्thief, robber
तायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतायु (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
क्रोशन्तिthey cry out, shout
क्रोशन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्रुश्
क्षितयःthe peoples, settlements
क्षितयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
भरेषुin battles, in contests
भरेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootभर (प्रातिपदिक)
नीचायमानम्going low, swooping down
नीचायमानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootनीचाय (denom. from नीच ‘low’)
जसुरिम्a swift one/runner (RV epithet)
जसुरिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजसुरि (प्रातिपदिक; RV-शब्दः)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
श्येनम्eagle, hawk
श्येनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रवःfame, glory
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अच्छाtowards, straight to
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा
पशुमत्rich in cattle
पशुमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपशुमत् (मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यूथम्herd, troop
यूथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
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