Rig Veda 4.19.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 19, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.19
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अतृप्णुवन्तं वियतमबुध्यमबुध्यमानं सुषुपाणमिन्द्र । सप्त प्रति प्रवत आशयानमहिं वज्रेण वि रिणा अपर्वन् ॥
Transliteration
átṛpṇuvantaṁ ví-yatam abúdhyam abúdhyamānaṁ su-supā́ṇam indra | saptá práti pra-váta āśáyānam áhiṁ vájreṇa ví riṇāḥ apárvan ||
Translation
因陀罗啊，你以金刚雷霆击碎那永不餍足的巨蛇（阿希）；它横陈铺展，未曾觉醒，沉入昏睡。它卧伏于七重斜坡与水流之上；你以金刚将那无节之身撕裂分断。
Word by Word
अतृप्णुवन्तम्not satisfying / insatiate (one)
अतृप्णुवन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootतृप् (धातु) → तृप्णु (प्रत्यय-प्रातिपदिक) / तृप्णु-वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
वियतम्spread out, extended
वियतम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + यत (प्रातिपदिक; √यत्/यम् ‘to stretch, extend’ → ‘extended, spread’)
अबुध्यम्unawakened, unaware
अबुध्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√बुध् (to wake, notice, understand) + न (नकार-निषेध) → ‘a-budhya’
अबुध्यमानम्not waking up / not becoming aware
अबुध्यमानम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (present participle)
Root√बुध् + यमान (शानच्; आत्मनेपद वर्तमान कृदन्त) with privative अ-
सुषुपाणम्sleeping fast / in deep sleep
सुषुपाणम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootसु + √स्वप्/श्वप् (to sleep) → सुषुप् (परिपूर्ण/तीव्र) + आन (कृदन्त)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण (कर्म/अधिकरण-सम्बद्ध)
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards, against
प्रति:
उपपद-सम्बन्ध (दिशा/प्रत्यभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रवत:slopes, descents, channels
प्रवत::
कर्म (गत्यर्थे ‘प्रति’ के साथ)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक ‘slope, descent, stream-bed’)
आशयानम्lying, reposing
आशयानम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (present participle)
Rootआ + √शी (to lie, rest) → आशय (शानच् वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अहिम्the serpent (Ahi)
अहिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण (विभाग/विच्छेद)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रिणाhe split / he cleft
रिणा:
क्रिया (कर्तृ = इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Root√रि/√री (Vedic: to split, cleave, break open) ; here perfect/aorist-like finite form
अपर्वन्jointless, without knots (i.e., completely)
अपर्वन्:
क्रियाविशेषण (निर्ग्रन्थ/असन्धि-भाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘joint, knot, segment’)
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