Rig Veda 10.87.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 87, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.87
Devata: Agni Jātavedas
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयोदंष्ट्रो अर्चिषा यातुधानानुप स्पृश जातवेदः समिद्धः । आ जिह्वया मूरदेवान्रभस्व क्रव्यादो वृक्त्व्यपि धत्स्वासन् ॥
Transliteration
áyo-daṃṣṭro arcíṣā yātu-dhānān úpa spṛśa jāta-vedaḥ sámiddhaḥ | ā́ jihváyā mū́ra-devān rabhasva krav-yā́do vṛktvī́ ápi dhatsvā́san ||
Translation
噢阇多吠陀（Jātavedas），汝既全然燃起，以汝焰光、以铁牙触及诸夜行妖（yātudhāna）。以汝舌攫住那粗暴而无神者；斩断他们——愿食生肉者（kravyād）稳坐其上，紧紧钉住。
Word by Word
अयः-दंष्ट्रःiron-fanged
अयः-दंष्ट्रः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि)
TypeAdjective
Rootअयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + दंष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्चिषाwith (his) flame
अर्चिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यातुधानान्the sorcerers/demons (Yātudhānas)
यातुधानान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
स्पृशtouch!
स्पृश:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश्
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्निनाम)
समिद्धःkindled, fully enkindled
समिद्धः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootसम्-इध् (धातु) → समिद्ध (कृदन्त)
आhither, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
जिह्वयाwith (your) tongue
जिह्वया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
मूरदेवान्the deluding/hostile gods (false gods)
मूरदेवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूरदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
रभस्वseize!, grasp!
रभस्व:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootरभ्
क्रव्यादःflesh-eater (epithet of Agni)
क्रव्यादः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रव्याद (प्रातिपदिक)
वृक्त्विcutting/cleaving (weapon, act of cutting)
वृक्त्वि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्त्वि (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेषः)
अपिalso, moreover; upon
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
धत्स्वplace!, apply!, set (it)
धत्स्व:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा
आसन्sit!, take your seat (be seated)
आसन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु)
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