Rig Veda 7.93.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 93, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.93
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Indrāgnī (implied ‘you two’ throughout)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं यन्मही मिथती स्पर्धमाने तनूरुचा शूरसाता यतैते । अदेवयुं विदथे देवयुभिः सत्रा हतं सोमसुता जनेन ॥
Transliteration
sáṃ yan mahī́ mithátī spárdhamāne tanū́rucā śū́rasātā́ yátáite | ádevayuṃ vidáthe devayúbhiḥ satrā́ hataṃ somasútā́ jánena ||
Translation
सं यन्मही मिथती स्पर्धमाने तनूरुचा शूरसाता यतैते। अदेवयुं विदथे देवयुभिः सत्रा हतं सोमसुता जनेन॥
Word by Word
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) / saṃ
यत्which, that (thing)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
महीthe great (one), the mighty (power)
मही:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमही (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक) / मह् ‘महत्त्वे’
मिथतीcontends, clashes
मिथती:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमिथ् (धातु) ‘विरोधे/संघर्षे’
स्पर्धमानेthe two competing, vying
स्पर्धमाने:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्पर्ध् (धातु) ‘स्पर्धायाम्’
तनूbody, person
तनू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
रुचाwith light, by radiance
रुचा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरुच् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक) / रुच् ‘दीप्तौ’
शूरसाताthe two winning heroes, hero-victors
शूरसाता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootशूरसात (समास: शूर + सात) / सात ‘प्राप्ति/विजय’
यत्when/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
एतेthese two
एते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम)
अदेवयुम्non-devout, not seeking the gods
अदेवयुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-देवयु (नञ् + देवयु) / देवयु ‘देवान् इच्छति/सेवते’
विदथेin the rite/assembly, at the worship
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ (नपुं. प्रातिपदिक)
देवयुभिःby the god-seeking (worshippers)
देवयुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदेवयु (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्राaltogether, straightway, continually
सत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय)
हतम्slain, struck down
हतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) ‘हिंसायाम्’
सोमसुताthe two Soma-pressers
सोमसुता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent/epithet)
Rootसोमसुत (समास: सोम + सुत) / सु ‘प्रसवे’
जनेनby the people, by (a) man/folk
जनेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजन (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
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