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Rig Veda 10.134.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 134, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.134

Devata: Indra

अव स्म दुर्हणायतो मर्तस्य तनुहि स्थिरम् । अधस्पदं तमीं कृधि यो अस्माँ आदिदेशति देवी जनित्र्यजीजनद्भद्रा जनित्र्यजीजनत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.134.2

áva sma durhaṇāyató mártasya tanúhi sthirám | adháspadaṃ tám īṃ kṛdhi yó asmā́m̐ ādídeśati devī́ janitrī́ ajījanad bhadrā́ janitrī́ ajījanat ||

Cast down, make firm the overthrow of the mortal who is hard to restrain; set him in the lower footing—whoever marks us out for harm. For the divine, auspicious Mother has brought thee forth.

अवdown; away; off
अव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (upasarga/avyaya)
स्मindeed; just; emphatic particle
स्म:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (nipāta)
दुर्हणाय॒तःfrom the hard-striking/hostile one
दुर्हणाय॒तः:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्हणाय॒त् (prātipadika < dur- + √हन् ‘to strike/kill’ + -āyat-)
मर्तस्यof the mortal
मर्तस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (prātipadika)
तनुहिstretch out; extend
तनुहि:
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तन॑) ‘to stretch/extend’
स्थिरम्firm; steady
स्थिरम्:
Karma (qualifier of the object/result)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (prātipadika)
अधस्पदम्a lower place; under-foot position
अधस्पदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधस्-पद (prātipadika)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāman)
ईम्just; indeed; straightway
ईम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (nipāta)
कृधिmake; put
कृधि:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृणोति) ‘to make/do’
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (of the relative clause)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
towards; unto
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
दिदेशतिpoints at; directs (against)
दिदेशति:
TypeVerb
Root√दिश् (दिशति) ‘to point out/show/aim’
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (prātipadika)
जनित्रीthe begetter; mother
जनित्री:
Kartā (apposition to देवी)
TypeNoun
Rootजनित्री (prātipadika < √जन् ‘beget’ + -तृ/-त्री)
अजीजनत्begot; brought forth
अजीजनत्:
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनयति/जायते) ‘to beget’
भद्राauspicious; gracious
भद्रा:
Kartā (as epithet/apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (prātipadika)
जनित्रीthe begetter; mother
जनित्री:
Kartā (repeated apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootजनित्री (prātipadika)
अजीजनत्begot; brought forth
अजीजनत्:
TypeVerb
Root√जन् ‘to beget’

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