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Rig Veda 1.51.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 51, Mantra 6

Sukta 1.51

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

त्वं कुत्सं शुष्णहत्येष्वाविथारन्धयोऽतिथिग्वाय शम्बरम् । महान्तं चिदर्बुदं नि क्रमीः पदा सनादेव दस्युहत्याय जज्ञिषे ॥

tvaṃ kutsaṃ śuṣṇa-hatyeṣv āvithārandhayo ’tithi-gvāya śambaram | mahāntaṃ cid arbudam ni kramīḥ padā sanād eva dasyu-hatyāya jajñiṣe ||

You helped Kutsa in the slaying of Śuṣṇa; you made Śambara submit for Atithigva. Even mighty Arbuda you trod down with your foot. From of old you are born for the destruction of the dasyu—an eternal power for the victory of the Light.

त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कुत्सम्Kutsa
कुत्सम्:
कर्म (रक्षण/सहाय्य-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootकुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्णहत्येषुin the slayings of Śuṣṇa
शुष्णहत्येषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्ण-हत्य (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
towards; forth (prefix)
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
अविथाःyou have helped/protected
अविथाः:
कर्तृ (त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे) / Vedic: अवि- (to help, protect)
अरन्धयःyou subdued; you made (them) yield
अरन्धयः:
कर्तृ (त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootरन्ध् (वशे/हिंसायाम्; ‘to subdue, make yield’)
अतिथिग्वायfor Atithigva
अतिथिग्वाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootअतिथिग्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि/नरनाम)
शम्बरम्Śambara
शम्बरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootशम्बर (प्रातिपदिक; असुर/दस्यु-नाम)
महान्तम्great
महान्तम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अर्बुदम्Arbuda
अर्बुदम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootअर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक; दस्यु/दानव-नाम)
निdown; forth (prefix)
नि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
अकृमीःyou stepped/strided
अकृमीः:
कर्तृ (त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम् (पादविक्षेपे ‘to stride/step’)
पदाwith (your) foot/step
पदा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपद्/पद (प्रातिपदिक)
सनात्from of old; since ancient times
सनात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसनात् (अव्यय)
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
दस्युहत्यायfor the slaying of the Dasyu
दस्युहत्याय:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु-हत्य (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञिषेyou have been born; you were born
जज्ञिषे:
कर्तृ (त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (जन्मनि ‘to be born’)

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