Rig Veda 10.101.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 101, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.101
Devata: Protective powers supporting the sacrificial/inner work; implied guardianship of the offering-vessel
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 10.101 opening)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
व्रजं कृणुध्वं स हि वो नृपाणो वर्म सीव्यध्वं बहुला पृथूनि । पुरः कृणुध्वमायसीरधृष्टा मा वः सुस्रोच्चमसो दृंहता तम् ॥
Transliteration
vrajaṃ kṛṇudhvam sa hi vo nṛpāṇo varma sīvyadhvaṃ bahulā pṛthūni | puraḥ kṛṇudhvam āyasīr adhṛṣṭā mā vaḥ susroc camaso dṛṃhatā tam ||
Translation
أقيموا الحِمى/السياج (vraja)، فهو شرابُكم المُقيم؛ واخيطوا الدروعَ، كثيرةً واسعة. وأقيموا أمامكم التحصيناتِ الحديديةَ غيرَ المُقتحَمة؛ ولا تدعوا الكأسَ يرشح—شدّوه توثيقًا.
Word by Word
व्रजम्enclosure; pen; fold
व्रजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुध्वम्make; construct (you all)!
कृणुध्वम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कर॑णे) — वैदिक रूप कृणु
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor; indeed
हि:
(सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नृपाणःthe protector/leader of men
नृपाणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (agentive) / Epithet
Rootनृपाण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘man-protecting/leader’)
वर्मarmor; protective covering
वर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सीव्यध्वम्sew (for yourselves)!
सीव्यध्वम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सिव्/√स्यिव् (सीव्यति ‘to sew, stitch’)
बहुलाःmany
बहुलाः:
विशेषण (कर्म-सम्बन्ध) / कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुल (प्रातिपदिक)
पृथूनिbroad (pieces); wide (things)
पृथूनि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized) / Noun-like
Rootपृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरःin front; forward
पुरः:
अधिकरण (देश) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (adverb) / frozen case-form
Rootपुरस् (अव्ययीभाव/अव्यय; ‘in front’)
कृणुध्वम्make; set up (you all)!
कृणुध्वम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कर॑णे) — वैदिक रूप कृणु
आयसीःiron (made of iron)
आयसीः:
विशेषण (कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootआयस (प्रातिपदिक) → आयसी (स्त्री) ‘of iron’
अधृष्टाःunassailed; not to be attacked
अधृष्टाः:
विशेषण (कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; a- + धृष्ट ‘dared/assailed’)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-निपात)
वःyour; of you
वः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सुस्रोच्चम्a well-raised (structure); lofty (thing)
सुस्रोच्चम्:
कर्म (with मा … दृंहता) / निषेध्य
TypeAdjective (substantivized) / Noun-like
Rootसु- + स्रोच्च (प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-raised/lofty’)
अमसःof harm; of distress
अमसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअमस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘trouble, harm, distress’)
दृंहताmake firm; strengthen (you all)!
दृंहता:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृंह् (दृंहति ‘to make firm/strong’)
तम्that (it)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.