Rig Veda 7.18.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.18
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditionally)
Devata: Indra (implied victor) with Aditi as principle invoked
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दुराध्यो अदितिं स्रेवयन्तोऽचेतसो वि जगृभ्रे परुष्णीम् । मह्नाविव्यक्पृथिवीं पत्यमानः पशुष्कविरशयच्चायमानः ॥
Transliteration
durādhyò adítiṃ srévayanto 'cetaso ví jagṛbhre páruṣṇīm | mahnā́vivyak pṛthivī́ṃ pátyamānaḥ paśúṣ kavír aśayac cā́yamānaḥ ||
Translation
दुराध्यां अदितिं व्यतिक्रमितुम् अचेतसः स्रेवयन्तः परुष्णीं वि जगृभ्रे। स तु मह्ना पृथिवीं विव्यक् पत्यमानः; पशुष्कविरिव बद्धोऽपि कविरनुयात्यमानोऽपि आक्रमितारं न्यशायत्।
Word by Word
दुराध्यःhard to subdue/overcome
दुराध्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदुराध्य (दुर्- + आध्य < √अधि/√ध्यै; prātipadika)
अदितिम्Aditi (the goddess)
अदितिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (prātipadika)
स्रेवयन्तःseeking/courting (her), resorting to
स्रेवयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√स्रेव्/स्रिव् (caus./denom. ‘to make resort to, to court, to seek’)
अचेतसःunthinking, senseless
अचेतसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-चेतस् (prātipadika)
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
जगृभ्रेthey seized/grasped
जगृभ्रे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ग्रह्
परुष्णीम्the river Paruṣṇī
परुष्णीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootपरुष्णी (नदी-नाम; prātipadika)
मह्नाby (his) might/greatness
मह्ना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहत्/मह्न् (instr. stem ‘by greatness/might’)
अविव्यक्did not spread out / did not extend
अविव्यक्:
—
TypeVerb (finite/archaic injunctive-like)
Rootअ-वि-व्यच् (from √व्यच् ‘to spread out’; negated)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (prātipadika)
पत्यमानःbeing lord/mastering
पत्यमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पत्/पत्य (denom. ‘to be lord/master’)
पशुष्कविःthe ‘seer of cattle’ / cattle-wise poet (epithet)
पशुष्कविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपशु- + कवि (समास; prātipadika)
अशयत्he lay down / he made (them) lie
अशयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शी (शे/शय् ‘to lie, to rest’)
चायमानःwatching/appearing, being visible
चायमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√चि/√चाय् (‘to observe, to notice, to appear/shine’; Vedic)
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