Previous Mantra

Rig Veda 10.182.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 182, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.182

Devata: Tapur-mūrdhā (a fiery protective power); allied to the protective/exorcistic function

तपुर्मूर्धा तपतु रक्षसो ये ब्रह्मद्विषः शरवे हन्तवा उ । क्षिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथा करद्यजमानाय शं योः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.182.3

tápur-mūrdhā tapatu rakṣáso yé brahma-dvíṣaḥ śárave hántavā u | kṣipád aśástim ápa durmatíṃ hánn áthā karad yajamā́nāya śáṃ yóḥ ||

ขอให้ตปุรมูรธา (Tapur-mūrdhā) เผาผลาญพวกรักษส (Rakṣasas)—ผู้เกลียดชังพระวาจาศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (brahman)—เพื่อให้ถูกสังหารด้วยศรแห่งเจตจำนง. เมื่อสลัดทิ้งคำสรรเสริญอันชั่ว และฆ่าความคิดอันชั่วร้ายแล้ว ขอให้ท่านบันดาลสันติและความผาสุก (śaṃ, yoḥ) แก่ผู้ประกอบยัญ (yajamāna).

तपुः-मूर्धा(he/it) whose head is blazing / having a burning head
तपुः-मूर्धा:
कर्तृ (मुख्य क्रिया ‘तपत्’ का कर्ता)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootतपुः (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तपत्let (him/it) burn, scorch
तपत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
रक्षसःthe demons (rakṣasas)
रक्षसः:
कर्म (तपत्—यत् दह्यते)
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (उपवाक्ये ‘हन्तवा’ इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्म-द्विषःhating the sacred word/prayer (brahman-haters)
ब्रह्म-द्विषः:
कर्तृ (ये…)
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound)
Rootब्रह्मन् + द्विष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘द्विष्’)
शरवेfor the arrow
शरवे:
सम्प्रदान (हन्तवा—किसके लिये/किस हेतु: बाण के लिये, बाण-प्रहारार्थ)
TypeNoun
Rootशर (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्तवाto slay
हन्तवा:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (to kill)
TypeVerbal noun (infinitive) / Kṛdanta
Rootहन्
indeed, surely
:
TypeParticle
Root
क्षिपदशःswift-biting / quickly striking (epithet of the hostile beings)
क्षिपदशः:
कर्तृ (ये…)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootक्षिपदश (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक विशेषण)
तिम्darkness / blinding gloom
तिम्:
कर्म (अप—हटाने योग्य वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootतिम् (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक)
अपaway, off
अप:
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootअप
दुर्मतिम्evil intent / bad counsel
दुर्मतिम्:
कर्म (हन्—जिसे नाश करना)
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्slay, strike down
हन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
अथाthen, thereafter
अथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
करत्let him make, grant
करत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
यजमानायfor the sacrificer
यजमानाय:
सम्प्रदान (करत्—किसके लिये)
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well-being, peace
शम्:
कर्म/फल (करत्—क्या)
TypeIndeclinable (benedictive noun used adverbially)
Rootशम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
योःwelfare and safety (the twofold blessing)
योः:
कर्म/फल (करत्—प्रदान-फल)
TypeNoun (dual concept)
Rootयोस्/युस् (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-भाव: ‘योः’ = सुख-रक्षा/कल्याण-द्वय)

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App