Rig Veda 10.96.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 8

Sukta 10.96

Rishi: Not specified in provided text; hymn RV 10.96 is an Indra-stuti (late maṇḍala).

Devata: Indra with the Haris (Haripā)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

हरिश्मशारुर्हरिकेश आयसस्तुरस्पेये यो हरिपा अवर्धत । अर्वद्भिर्यो हरिभिर्वाजिनीवसुरति विश्वा दुरिता पारिषद्धरी ॥

Transliteration

háriśmaśārur hárikeśa āyásas túraspeye yó haripā́ ávardhata | árvadbhi r yó háribhir vājínīvasur áti víśvā duritā́ pā́riṣad hárī ||

Translation

ذو اللِّحْيَةِ الشَّقْراءِ، ذو الشَّعْرِ الشَّقْرِ، صُلْبٌ كالمَعْدِنِ، سَريعُ الشُّرْبِ—هُوَ هَرِيبَا (Haripā) الَّذي ازْدادَ قُوَّةً. هُوَ الَّذي، مَعَ الخُيولِ ومَعَ القُوَى الشَّقْراءِ، الغَنِيِّ بِفُيُوضِ البَأْسِ، يُجَوِّزُنا فَوْقَ كُلِّ الشَّدائِدِ—فَلْيَحْمِلْنا الهَرِيّانِ (Hari) عُبورًا آمِنًا.

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Word by Word

• हरिश्मशारुः: the tawny(-maned) one with bristling/pointed beard (epithet)
• हरिश्मशारुः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि-श्मशारु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)

• हरिकेशः: tawny-haired
• हरिकेशः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि-केश (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)

• आयसः: of iron; iron(-strong)
• आयसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: आयस (प्रातिपदिक)

• तुरस्पेये: swift-drinking / quickly imbibing (Soma)
• तुरस्पेये: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुरस्पेय (प्रातिपदिक; य-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘तुरस्’ + पेय)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिपाः: the tawny-drinker; Soma-drinker
• हरिपाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हरि-पा (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय)

• अवर्धत: grew; increased
• अवर्धत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धति)

• अर्वद्भिः: with steeds
• अर्वद्भिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिभिः: with tawny (horses)
• हरिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वा: or
• वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (निपात)

• वाजिनीवसुः: he whose wealth is winning-power/steeds; possessor of prize-winning riches
• वाजिनीवसुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाजिनी-वसु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)

• अति: over; beyond
• अति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• विश्वा: all
• विश्वा: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुरितानि: misfortunes; sins; hardships
• दुरितानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित (प्रातिपदिक)

• पारिषत्: overcame; pressed down; carried across
• पारिषत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ/√पॄष्? (वैदिक रूप: परि+√सद् ‘to sit/press down’ > ‘to overcome’ is also attested; here traditional: परि+√सद्)

• हरी: the tawny one (Indra/horse-epithet)
• हरी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)