Rig Veda 8.70.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं न इन्द्र ऋतयुस्त्वानिदो नि तृम्पसि । मध्ये वसिष्व तुविनृम्णोर्वोर्नि दासं शिश्नथो हथैः ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ na indra ṛtáyus tvānído ní tṛ́mpasi | mádhye vasiṣva tuvinṛ́mṇor vór ní dāsáṃ śiśnatho háthaiḥ ||
Translation
You, O Indra, mover in the right law, silence the deniers of your power. Abide in the middle, O wide-might; between the two expanses you crush down the servant of darkness by your blows.
Word by Word
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto/for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतयुःtruth-seeking; following ṛta
ऋतयुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतयु (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + यु ‘seeking/going after’)
त्वाthee
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनिदःnot hostile; not a reviler
अनिदः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिद् (प्रातिपदिक; a- + nid ‘reviling/hostile’)
निdown; in; thoroughly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
तृम्पसिthou satisfiest; thou makest content
तृम्पसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootतृप् (धातु; ‘to satisfy, gladden’)
मध्येin the middle; amidst
मध्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वसिष्वdwell! abide!
वसिष्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (धातु; ‘to dwell, abide’)
तुविनृम्णोःof the much-mighty (one)
तुविनृम्णोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootतुविनृम्ण (प्रातिपदिक; तुवि ‘much’ + नृम्ण ‘manly might’)
वोःof/for you two
वोः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; utterly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
दासम्the Dāsa; the foe/servile enemy
दासम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रातिपदिक)
शिश्नथःthou shatterest; thou crushest
शिश्नथः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशिश्नथ्/शिथ्? (धातु; Vedic ‘to shatter, crush, break’)
हथैःwith blows; with smitings (weapons/means)
हथैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘blow, stroke, weapon/means of smiting’)
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