Rig Veda 7.18.19: Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 19
Sukta 7.18
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आवदिन्द्रं यमुना तृत्सवश्च प्रात्र भेदं सर्वताता मुषायत् । अजासश्च शिग्रवो यक्षवश्च बलिं शीर्षाणि जभ्रुरश्व्यानि ॥
Transliteration
ā́vad índraṁ yamúnā tṛ́tsavaś ca prā́tra bhedáṁ sarvátātā muṣāyat | ajā́saś ca śígravo yákṣavaś ca balíṁ śīrṣā́ṇi jabhrur áśvyāni ||
Translation
आवदिन्द्रं यमुना तृत्सवश्च; प्रात्र भेदं सर्वताताऽमुषायत्। अजासश्च शिग्रवो यक्षवश्च; बलिं शीर्षाणि जभ्रुरश्व्यानि॥
Word by Word
आवत्he helped / protected
आवत्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षण-गत्यर्थ) / अव (प्रत्यव-रक्षण) धातु
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यमुनाःof the Yamunā
यमुनाः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootयमुना (नदी-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
तृत्सवःthe Tṛtsus
तृत्सवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतृत्सु (जन/गोत्र-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
प्रातर्early / in the morning
प्रातर्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रातर् (अव्यय)
भेदम्a breach / split
भेदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभेद (प्रातिपदिक; √भिद् ‘to split’ से)
सर्वताताःof the all-spreading (host/force)
सर्वताताः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वताति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व-ताति’ = सर्वत्र-प्रसार/व्याप्ति)
मुषायत्he stole / carried off
मुषायत्:
Kriyā (सहायक क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुष् (स्तेय/हरण)
अजासःthe Ajās
अजासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अज’ = बकरा/अज-जन)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
शिग्रवःthe Śigravas
शिग्रवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशिग्रु/शिग्रव (जन-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
यक्षवःthe Yakṣavas
यक्षवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयक्षु/यक्षव (जन-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
बलिम्tribute / offering
बलिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबलि (प्रातिपदिक)
शीर्षाणिheads (as trophies)
शीर्षाणि:
Karma (बलि-विशेषणार्थ समास/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootशीर्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
जभ्रुःthey bore / carried
जभ्रुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धारण/हरण) with reduplication (ज-भृ)
अश्व्यानिpertaining to horses / horse(-like)
अश्व्यानि:
Karma (शीर्षाणि-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व्य (अश्व-सम्बन्धी; प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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