Rig Veda 5.30.7 — Mandala 5, Sukta 30, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.30
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि षू मृधो जनुषा दानमिन्वन्नहन्गवा मघवन्त्संचकानः । अत्रा दासस्य नमुचेः शिरो यदवर्तयो मनवे गातुमिच्छन् ॥
Transliteration
ví ṣū́ mṛ́dho januṣā́ dā́nam invánn áhan gávā maghavantsaṁcakānáḥ | átrā dāsásya námuceḥ śíro yád ávartayo mánave gātúm icchán ||
Translation
वि षू मृधो जनुषा दानमिन्वन्नहन्गवा मघवन्त्संचकानः । अत्रा दासस्य नमुचेः शिरो यदवर्तयो मनवे गातुमिच्छन् ॥
Word by Word
विapart, asunder (prefix)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
षूindeed, straightway
षू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (अव्यय/निपात)
मृधःhostilities, foes, assaults
मृधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृध् (प्रातिपदिक: मृध्/मृध्-)
जनुषाby birth, by nature
जनुषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दानम्gift, giving
दानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्वन्impelling, promoting
इन्वन्:
Kartā (सहायक-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootइन्/इन्व् (धातु; RV: ‘इन्वति’ = प्रेरयति/वर्धयति)
अहन्he slew
अहन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
गवाःcows
गवाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
संचकानःrejoicing, exulting
संचकानः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootचका/चक् (धातु; RV ‘चकान’ = हर्ष/दीप्ति/उत्साह-भाव)
अत्रhere, in this deed
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
दासस्यof the Dāsa (enemy)
दासस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रातिपदिक)
नमुचेःof Namuci
नमुचेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootनमुचि (प्रातिपदिक; असुर-नाम)
शिरःhead
शिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma (अन्वय-सम्बन्धक)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
अवर्तयःthou didst turn/roll off
अवर्तयः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्/वर्त् (धातु; caus. वर्तयति)
मनवेfor Manu
मनवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
गातुम्path, passage
गातुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगातु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मार्ग/गमन’)
इच्छन्desiring
इच्छन्:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootइष् (धातु; इच्छति)
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