Rig Veda 10.152.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 152, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.152
Rishi: As above for RV 10.152
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि न इन्द्र मृधो जहि नीचा यच्छ पृतन्यतः । यो अस्माँ अभिदासत्यधरं गमया तमः ॥
Transliteration
ví na indra mṛ́dho jahí nīcā́ yaccha pṛtanyatáḥ | yó asmā́m abhídāsaty ádharaṃ gamayā támaḥ ||
Translation
โอ้อินทระ โปรดสลายการจู่โจมที่พุ่งมาหาเรา และกดนักรบผู้ก่อศึกให้ต่ำลง ผู้ใดหมายจะครอบงำและทำร้ายเรา—ขอจงส่งเขาลงสู่ความมืดอันต่ำยิ่งเบื้องล่างเถิด
Word by Word
विapart, asunder (intensifier/separator)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग) / √वि (विभज्) (न)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive) / हित-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
मृधःhostilities, injuries, hostile powers
मृधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमृध् (स्त्री/पुं प्रातिपदिक: मृध्-/मृध-)
जहिsmite, slay
जहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसागत्योः)
नीचाdownwards, low
नीचा:
—
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootनीच
यच्छhold back, restrain
यच्छ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छति)
पृतन्यतःof the one who fights/attacks, of the hostile combatant
पृतन्यतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive dependent on यः) / विशेषण
TypeParticiple (present)
Root√पृतन्/पृतन्य (पृतन्यति)
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म (of abhidas-) / लक्ष्य
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अभिदासतिassails, harms, attacks
अभिदासति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√दस् (दासति) / √दस् (हिंसादानेषु)
अधरम्down, to a lower place
अधरम्:
—
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootअधर
गमयcause to go, drive
गमय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (णिच् causative: गमयति)
तमःdarkness
तमः:
कर्म (destination/object with गमय)
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्
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