Rig Veda 1.103.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 103, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.103
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional attribution)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स धारयत्पृथिवीं पप्रथच्च वज्रेण हत्वा निरपः ससर्ज । अहन्नहिमभिनद्रौहिणं व्यहन्व्यंसं मघवा शचीभिः ॥
Transliteration
sá dhā́rayat pṛthivī́m papráthat ca vájreṇa hatvā́ nír apáḥ sasarja | áhann áhīm abhinad rauhiṇáṃ vy àhan vyàṃsaṃ maghávā śácībhiḥ ||
Translation
他使大地稳固，又将其广布；以金刚之力击打，放出诸水。他杀死巨蛇（Ahi），劈开“Rauhiṇa”，又击倒阻塞者Vyāṃsa——慷慨者（Maghavan）以其神通慧力（śacī）成就。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धारयत्held, supported
धारयत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारणे)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (स्त्री)
पप्रथत्spread out, expanded
पप्रथत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√प्रथ् (विस्तारे/प्रसारे)
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (पुं)
हत्वाhaving slain
हत्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeVerbal indeclinable (gerund)
Root√हन् (हिंसायाम्)
निःout, forth
निः:
क्रिया-उपसर्ग
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनिः
अपःthe waters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आपः (स्त्री; बहुवचन-प्रयोगः)
ससर्जreleased, let loose
ससर्ज:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सर्गे/मोचने)
अहन्slew
अहन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसायाम्)
अहिम्the serpent (Vṛtra)
अहिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (पुं)
अभिनत्split open, cleft
अभिनत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√नद् (भेदने/छेदने; वैदिक-प्रयोगः ‘to cleave’)
रौहिणम्the ‘Rauhiṇa’ (reddish one; epithet/name of the foe)
रौहिणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootरौहिण (विशेषण/नाम; ‘रौहिण-’)
विasunder, apart
वि:
क्रिया-उपसर्ग
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि
अहन्slew
अहन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसायाम्)
व्यम्the ‘Vyam’ (name/epithet of an adversary; uncertain)
व्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (Vedic) / epithet
Rootव्यमन्/व्यम (नपुं; वैदिक) अथवा व्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अंसम्the shoulder/side (of the foe)
अंसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंस (पुं/नपुं; ‘shoulder/side/portion’)
मघवाthe bountiful one (Indra)
मघवा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (पुं; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
शचीभिःwith (his) powers/skills
शचीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशची (स्त्री; ‘शक्ति/कौशल’)
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