Rig Veda 10.49.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 49, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.49
Rishi: As RV 10.49
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अहं सप्तहा नहुषो नहुष्टरः प्राश्रावयं शवसा तुर्वशं यदुम् । अहं न्यन्यं सहसा सहस्करं नव व्राधतो नवतिं च वक्षयम् ॥
Transliteration
ahaṃ saptá-hā́ náhuṣo náhuṣ-taraḥ práśrāvayaṃ śávasā turváśaṃ yáduṃ | ahaṃ ny-à̀nyaṃ sáhasā sáhaḥ-karaṃ náva vrā́dhato navatíṃ ca vakṣayam ||
Translation
我乃“七者”之屠戮者，强胜于那胡沙（Nahusha）；以我威力，我驱逐图尔瓦沙（Turvaśa）与雅杜（Yadu）。我以雄力压伏那与我相抗、以力逞强的他者之力；使扰乱者九与九十尽皆溃散。
Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सप्त-हाslayer of seven
सप्त-हा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसप्तन् + √हन् (हन् ‘to slay’) → -हा (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
नहुषःNahusha
नहुषः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरण/अप्पोज़िशन to अहम्)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootनहुष (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
नहुष्टरःNahushtara (a name/epithet)
नहुष्टरः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरण to अहम्)
TypeNoun (proper name/epithet)
Rootनहुष्टर (प्रातिपदिक; नाम/उपाधि)
प्र-अश्रावयम्I caused to be heard / proclaimed
प्र-अश्रावयम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √श्रु/श्रावय् (caus. of √श्रु ‘to hear’) → श्रावयति ‘to make hear, proclaim’
शवसाby might, with strength
शवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तुर्वशम्Turvaśa
तुर्वशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name/tribal name)
Rootतुर्वश (प्रातिपदिक; जन/नाम)
यदुम्Yadu
यदुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name/tribal name)
Rootयदु (प्रातिपदिक; जन/नाम)
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नि-अन्यम्another (one) down/away
नि-अन्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootनि (उपसर्ग) + अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसाwith force, by power
सहसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्करम्the force-wielding, mighty
सहस्करम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम् to नि-अन्यम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्कर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘power-doer/strong-doer’)
नवnine
नव:
विशेषण (संख्या)
TypeNumeral
Rootनव (संख्या)
व्राधतःof the hostile/obstructing (one)
व्राधतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the hostile one’)
TypeParticiple (used as noun/adjective)
Rootव्राधत् (प्रातिपदिक; pres. act. ptc. from √व्राध्/व्रध् ‘to be hostile/obstruct, act arrogantly’)
नवतिम्ninety
नवतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNumeral (noun)
Rootनवति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वक्षयम्I made (them) dwell / I settled / I led
वक्षयम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वक्ष्/वक्षय् (वक्षयति ‘to cause to dwell/settle; to lead, bring to a place’; Vedic usage)
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