Rig Veda 7.32.12: Mandala 7, Sukta 32, Mantra 12
Sukta 7.32
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदिन्न्वस्य रिच्यतेंऽशो धनं न जिग्युषः । य इन्द्रो हरिवान्न दभन्ति तं रिपो दक्षं दधाति सोमिनि ॥
Transliteration
úd ín nv asya ricyatēṃ́śo dhánaṃ ná jigyúṣaḥ | yá índro hárivān ná dambhanti táṃ ripó dákṣaṃ dadhāti somíni ||
Translation
अथ नूनम् अस्य अंशः उदिन्न्वस्य रिच्यते—जिग्युषः धनमिव। यं इन्द्रं हरिवानं न दभन्ति, तं रिपुः सोमिनि केवलं स्वदक्षं दधाति (तच्च व्यर्थं भवति)।
Word by Word
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) / अव्यय
इन्न्वस्यindeed of him / surely his
इन्न्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeIndeclinable + Pronoun
Rootइन्नु (निपात) + अस्य (इदम्-सर्वनाम)
रिच्यतेis emptied / is drained / becomes lacking
रिच्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रिच् (रिच्यति) / √रिच् ‘to empty, be emptied; to be lacking’
अंशःshare, portion
अंशः:
कर्तृ (of रिच्यते)
TypeNoun
Rootअंश
धनम्wealth
धनम्:
कर्म (implied with जिग्युषः: ‘won wealth’)
TypeNoun
Rootधन
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जिग्युषःof the conqueror / of the winner
जिग्युषः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive): ‘of the winner’
TypeParticiple (agent noun)
Root√जि (जिगाय) → जिग्युस् (परिप्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘having conquered/won’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (of दभन्ति)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ (apposition to यः)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
हरिवान्having tawny horses
हरिवान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootहरिवन्त् (बहुव्रीहि/विशेषण: ‘having bay horses’)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दभन्तिthey harm / they deceive
दभन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दभ् (दभति) ‘to harm, deceive, injure’
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म (of दधाति)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
रिपोःof the enemy
रिपोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive): ‘of the foe’
TypeNoun
Rootरिपु
दक्षम्skill, power, ability
दक्षम्:
कर्म (of दधाति)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष
दधातिplaces / bestows
दधाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति) ‘to place, put, bestow’
सोमिनिin/for the Soma-offerer (Soma-possessor)
सोमिनि:
अधिकरण (locative): ‘in/for the somin’
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसोमिन् (विशेषण/नाम: ‘Soma-possessing, Soma-offerer/drinker’)
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