Rig Veda 6.20.4: Mandala 6, Sukta 20, Mantra 4
Sukta 6.20
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for RV 6)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 6.20 predominantly Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शतैरपद्रन्पणय इन्द्रात्र दशोणये कवयेऽर्कसातौ । वधैः शुष्णस्याशुषस्य मायाः पित्वो नारिरेचीत्किं चन प्र ॥
Transliteration
śatáir apadran paṇáya índrā́tra daśóṇaye kaváye ’rka-sā́tau | vadháiḥ śúṣṇasyāśúṣasya māyā́ḥ pitvó nā́rirecīt kíṃ caná prá ||
Translation
शतैरपद्रन्पणय इन्द्रात्र दशोणये कवयेऽर्कसातौ। वधैः शुष्णस्याशुषस्य मायाः पित्वो नारिरेचीत्किञ्चन प्र॥
Word by Word
श॒तैःwith hundreds (by hundreds)
श॒तैः:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective (numeral)
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
अपद्रन्they ran away / fled
अपद्रन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootद्र (धातु) + अप- (उपसर्ग)
पणयःthe Paṇis (niggardly demons/robbers)
पणयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपणि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रात्from Indra
इन्द्रात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रthere
त्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्र (अव्यय)
दशोणयेto the ten-armed/tenfold one (Indra)
दशोणये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootदशोणि (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
कवयेto the sage/poet (Indra)
कवये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्कसातौin the winning of the hymn/praise (in the contest of song)
अर्कसातौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + साति (प्रातिपदिक)
वधैःwith blows / with slayings
वधैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्णस्यof Śuṣṇa
शुष्णस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootशुष्ण (प्रातिपदिक; दैत्य-नाम)
अशुषस्यof the unwithering/unyielding one
अशुषस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शुष (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण)
मायाःthe tricks / magical powers
मायाः:
कर्तृ (अगली क्रिया के साथ)
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
पित्वःof the drink / of the draught
पित्वः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपित्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पान/पेय’ से सम्बद्ध)
नnot
न:
(क्रिया-निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
अरिरेचीत्he left behind / he abandoned
अरिरेचीत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरिच् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
किम्anything
किम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चनeven
चन:
(सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (अव्यय)
प्रforth / forward
प्र:
(क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
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