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Rig Veda 1.174.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 174, Mantra 8

Sukta 1.174

Rishi: Agastya Māna (traditional; verify).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm).

सना ता त इन्द्र नव्या आगुः सहो नभोऽविरणाय पूर्वीः । भिनत्पुरो न भिदो अदेवीर्ननमो वधरदेवस्य पीयोः ॥

sanā́ tā́ ta indra návyā ā́guḥ sáho nábho ’ví-raṇāya pūrvī́ḥ | bhínat púro ná bhído ádevīr nánamo vádhar ádevasya pīyóḥ ||

ఓ ఇంద్రా! ప్రాచీనకాలం నుండీ, మళ్లీ నూతనంగా కూడా, నీ ఈ శక్తులు వచ్చాయి—యుద్ధం లేకుండానే జయాన్ని కలిగించే దివ్యాకాశ బలాలు. నీవు కోటలను విరిచివేస్తావు; విరిచేవారినే విరిచినట్లుగా. అదేవుని (అధర్ముని) ఆయుధం నీ ముందర వంగిపోతుంది—ఓ సోమపాయీ, పిండిన ఆనందరసాన్ని పానంచేసేవాడా.

सनाof old, from ancient times
सना:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसना (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) / √सन (प्राप्तौ) (निरुक्त-संबन्ध)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नव्याःnew, fresh
नव्याः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् ‘ताः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आगुःhave come, came
आगुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गतौ) + आ-
सहःmight, strength
सहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नभःsky, heaven
नभः:
Karma (समुच्चितम् ‘सहः’)
TypeNoun
Rootनभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अविरणायfor unobstructed (course), for unhindered (state)
अविरणाय:
Sampradāna / Prayojana (for the sake of unobstructedness)
TypeAdjective
Rootअविरण (प्रातिपदिक; न-वि-रण ‘अविघ्न/अविरुद्ध’ इत्यर्थे) अथवा अवि-रण (अविरण = unobstructed)
पूर्वीःformer, earlier (ones)
पूर्वीः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भिनत्he split, he broke
भिनत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भिद् (विदारणे)
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
like, as
:
(Upamā marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
भिदःa splitter, a cleaver
भिदः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / Upamāna
TypeNoun
Rootभिद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भिद्’ = splitter/cleaver; अथवा ‘भिद्’ = breach)
अदेवीःungodly, non-divine (hostile)
अदेवीः:
Karma (विशेषणम् ‘पुरः’/शत्रुपुरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदेवी (प्रातिपदिक; अ-देवी ‘देवी-रहित/अदेव’)
ननमःhe bowed, he bent down
ननमः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√नम् (प्रह्वत्वे/नमने)
वधरslaying, killing-blow
वधर:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवधर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वधर’ = वध/हत्या/घात)
अदेवस्यof the ungodly one
अदेवस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पीयोःof the richness/refreshing abundance
पीयोः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपीयूष/पीयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पीयु/पीयो’ = fatness/abundance/refreshment; RV-विशेषार्थ)

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