Rig Veda 6.20.7: Mandala 6, Sukta 20, Mantra 7
Sukta 6.20
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि पिप्रोरहिमायस्य दृळ्हाः पुरो वज्रिञ्छवसा न दर्दः । सुदामन्तद्रेक्णो अप्रमृष्यमृजिश्वने दात्रं दाशुषे दाः ॥
Transliteration
ví piprór áhī-māyasya dṛḷhā́ḥ púro vajríñ chávasa ná dardaḥ | sudā́man tád rékṇo apra-mṛ́ṣyam ṛ́jiśvane dātráṃ dāśúṣe dāḥ ||
Translation
हे वज्रिन्, त्वं पिप्रोः अहिमायस्य दृढाः पुरः स्वशवसा न दर्दः। हे सुदामन्, तद् रेक्णोऽप्रमृष्यं ऋजिश्वने दात्रं दाशुषे दाः।
Word by Word
विapart, asunder; forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
पिप्रोःof Pipru (a demon/foe)
पिप्रोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपिप्रु (prātipadika)
अहिम्the serpent; Ahi (Vṛtra-like foe)
अहिम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (prātipadika)
आयस्यof iron; iron(-like)
आयस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitival qualifier)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआयस् (prātipadika)
दृळ्हाःfirm, strong
दृळ्हाः:
विशेषण (of ‘पुरः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (prātipadika < √दृंह्/दृढ् ‘to make firm’)
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
कर्म (object of ‘दर्दः’)
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुरः (prātipadika)
वज्रिन्O wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
वज्रिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (prātipadika)
शवसाwith might, by strength
शवसा:
करण (means)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (prātipadika)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
दर्दःyou split/broke
दर्दः:
क्रिया (addressed to Indra)
TypeVerb
Root√दॄ/दर् (Vedic: ‘to split, burst, cleave’)
सुदामन्O bountiful one
सुदामन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसुदामन् (prātipadika)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (object; ‘that [deed/thing]’)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (pronoun)
रेक्णःof wealth, of riches
रेक्णः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootरेक्णस्/रेक्ण (prātipadika)
अप्रमृष्यम्untouchable, unassailable
अप्रमृष्यम्:
विशेषण (of ‘तत्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ- + प्रमृष्य (gerundive/adj. < √मृश् ‘to touch, injure’ with pra-)
ऋजिश्वनेto Ṛjiśvan (a patron)
ऋजिश्वने:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootऋजिश्वन् (prātipadika; proper name)
दात्रम्a gift, donation
दात्रम्:
कर्म (thing given)
TypeNoun
Rootदात्र (prātipadika < √दा ‘to give’)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/offerer
दाशुषे:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाशुष् (prātipadika < √दाश्/√दश् ‘to worship, offer’)
दाःgive
दाः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दा (to give)
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