Rig Veda 7.18.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Mantra 9
Sukta 7.18
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditionally)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ईयुरर्थं न न्यर्थं परुष्णीमाशुश्चनेदभिपित्वं जगाम । सुदास इन्द्रः सुतुकाँ अमित्रानरन्धयन्मानुषे वध्रिवाचः ॥
Transliteration
īyúr árthaṃ ná nyàrthaṃ páruṣṇīm āśúś canéd abhipitváṃ jagāma | su-dā́sa índraḥ su-túkāṃ amítrān árandhayan mā́nuṣe vádhri-vācaḥ ||
Translation
ईयुरर्थं न न्यर्थं; परुष्णीम् आशु च न॑ इद् अभिपित्वं जगाम। सुदासे इन्द्रः सुतुकान् अमित्रान् अरन्धयत्; मानुषे वध्रिवाचः निन्ये।
Word by Word
ईयुःthey went / they set forth
ईयुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) / √i ‘गमन’
अर्थम्the aim, purpose, object
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
न्यर्थम्a vain/fruitless aim (in vain)
न्यर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिरर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) = निर् + अर्थ
परुष्णीम्the Paruṣṇī (river)
परुष्णीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootपरुष्णी (नदी-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
आशुःswift
आशुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नेत्not (indeed), never
नेत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात) + इत् (एन्क्लिटिक) → नेत्
अभिपित्वम्close approach, coming into contact
अभिपित्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभि + पित्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘निकटता/सङ्ग’), from √पा/√पि? (Vedic noun)
जगामhe came, he reached
जगाम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) / √gam ‘गमन’
सुदासःSudās
सुदासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootसुदास (राजन्-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (देव-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
सुतुकान्the well-armed (ones)
सुतुकान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootसुतुका (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सु-तुक’ = well-armed/with good weapons; Vedic epithet)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अरन्धयत्he subdued, he overpowered
अरन्धयत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootरन्ध् (धातु) / √randh ‘वशे-करण/अवरोध’
मानुषेin the human (realm), among men
मानुषे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
वध्रिवाचः(those) of ‘vadhri’-speech; harsh/hostile-speaking (foes)
वध्रिवाचः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa epithet)
Rootवध्रि-वाच (समास; वध्रि + वाच्)
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