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Rig Veda 1.121.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 121, Mantra 4

Sukta 1.121

Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional attribution for RV 1.121 in Indra-hymns associated with Kutsa; see also internal references to Kutsa in 1.121.9)
Devata: Indra (with Soma/Indu as empowering medium in surrounding verses)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (dominant meter of the hymn; verse length and cadence align with Indra-triṣṭubh usage)

अस्य मदे स्वर्यं दा ऋतायापीवृतमुस्रियाणामनीकम् । यद्ध प्रसर्गे त्रिककुम्निवर्तदप द्रुहो मानुषस्य दुरो वः ॥

ásya máde svaryàṃ dā ṛtá̄yāpí̄vṛtam usriyá̄ṇām ánīkam | yád dha pra-sárge tri-kakúp ni-vártad ápa drúho mánuṣasya dúro vaḥ ||

ในความปีติแห่งฤทธิ์ของท่าน ขอประทานแสงเรืองรองอันเป็นของฤตะ (ṛta) — โฉมหน้าของโคผู้ส่องประกาย (รัศมี) ที่ถูกกั้นและถูกปกคลุมไว้. เพราะเมื่อในการพุ่งทะยานไปข้างหน้า พลังยอดสามยอดหวนกลับ (ให้สิ่งกีดขวางถอย) มันขับไล่ความลวงของมนุษย์ และเปิดประตูทั้งหลายเพื่อท่าน.

अस्यof this (of him/this one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin (his) exhilaration/rapture
मदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्यम्the heavenly (thing), the celestial (gain)
स्वर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootस्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वर्’ सम्बन्धी)
दाःgive!
दाः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
ऋतायto ṛta (truth/cosmic order)
ऋताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso; moreover
अपि:
(सम्बन्ध/उपपद-निबन्धन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
आवृतम्covered, enclosed
आवृतम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootआ-√वृ (वरणे) / आवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
उस्रियाणाम्of the usriyās (dawns/cows)
उस्रियाणाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उषस्/गो’ सम्बन्धी—dawns/cows)
अनीकम्face; front; appearance
अनीकम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which; that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध—यद्-तद्)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
indeed
:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रसर्गेin the onset/impulse; in the forward rush
प्रसर्गे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिककुम्निon/at the three-peaked (height)
त्रिककुम्नि:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (locative used adverbially)
Rootत्रिककुभ्/त्रिककुम् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘three-peaked/three-summited’)
वर्तत्turned/rolled; came to be in motion
वर्तत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तने)
अपaway
अप:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअप
द्रुहःhostilities; deceits
द्रुहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘injury, deceit, hostile act’)
मानुषस्यof the human
मानुषस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (genitive dependent)
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरःdoors; gates
दुरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्/द्वार (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक ‘दुरः’ = ‘doors’)
वःfor you; of you
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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