Rig Veda 4.18.13 — Mandala 4, Sukta 18, Mantra 13
Sukta 4.18
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional for Mandala 4; continuation of 4.18 narrative)
Devata: Indra (narrative context) with śyena/madhu motif (delight/essence brought by a swift power)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अवर्त्या शुन आन्त्राणि पेचे न देवेषु विविदे मर्डितारम् । अपश्यं जायाममहीयमानामधा मे श्येनो मध्वा जभार ॥
Transliteration
ávartyā śúna ā́ntrāṇi pece ná devéṣu vivide marḍitā́ram | ápaśyaṁ jāyā́m ámahīyamānām ádhā me śyenó mádhvā ā́ jabhāra ||
Translation
ในยามคับขัน ข้าพเจ้าต้มไส้ของสุนัข; ท่ามกลางเหล่าเทพ ข้าพเจ้าไม่พบผู้ใดที่จะเยียวยาและตั้งข้าพเจ้าให้กลับสู่ความถูกต้องได้ ข้าพเจ้าเห็นคู่ครองของข้าพเจ้าถูกลดทอน ถูกปฏิเสธความยิ่งใหญ่; แล้วเหยี่ยวก็นำความหวานดุจน้ำผึ้งมาให้ข้าพเจ้า
Word by Word
अवर्त्याby/with (a state of) not-turning back; unyieldingly
अवर्त्या:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-वर्त्य (वर्त् ‘वर्तने’ + यत्/य प्रत्यय; नञ्-पूर्वक) अथवा अवर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुनःof the dog
शुनः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootशुन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कुक्कुर/श्वन्’)
आन्त्राणिentrails, intestines
आन्त्राणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पेचेI cooked
पेचे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपच् (पचति)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
विविदेI found; I obtained
विविदे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विद् ‘ज्ञाने/लाभे’; वि-उपसर्ग)
मर्डितारम्the afflicter/crusher (protector who wards off by crushing)
मर्डितारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (agent) / Epithet
Rootमर्डितृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मृद्/मर्द् ‘मर्दने’ → मर्डितृ ‘one who crushes/afflicts’)
अपश्यम्I saw
अपश्यम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (पश्यति) + अप-उपसर्ग
जायाम्(my) wife
जायाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजाया (प्रातिपदिक)
अमहीयमानाम्not being honored; being neglected
अमहीयमानाम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootमहि (धातु ‘पूजायाम्/महत्त्वे’) + यमान (शानच्) ; नञ्-पूर्वक: अ-महीयमान-
अधाthen; thereafter
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
मेto me / for me
मे:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (प्रसङ्गानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
श्येनःthe falcon
श्येनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्वाwith honey/sweetness; with mead
मध्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
जभारbrought; bore
जभार:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (भरणे) + ज- (रेडुप्लिकेशन)
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