Rig Veda 10.105.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 105, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.105
Devata: Indra (by the unmistakable harī motif)
Chandas: Uncertain (requires full verse metrical scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हरी यस्य सुयुजा विव्रता वेरर्वन्तानु शेपा । उभा रजी न केशिना पतिर्दन् ॥
Transliteration
harī́ yásya suyújā vívratā véra rvántā́nu śépā | ubhā́ rajī́ ná keśínā pátir dán ||
Translation
Wessen zwei falben Rosse wohl angeschirrt sind, weithin schweifend, den Preis herbeibringend, dem Zügel folgend — der hält die beiden Weltbahnen als Herr, gleich dem Langhaarigen.
Word by Word
हरीthe two tawny (horses)
हरी:
Kartā (यस्य … हरी …) / अथवा Karma (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि- (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *ǵʰer-? (वर्ण/हरित) (परम्परागत: हरि ‘हरित/अश्व’)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुयुजाwell-yoked
सुयुजा:
Kartā-विशेषण / Karma-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + युज् (युज् धातु) → सुयुज्- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
विव्रताof wide/varied ordinance; widely ranging (epithet)
विव्रता:
Kartā-विशेषण / Karma-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवि- + व्रत- (प्रातिपदिक) → विव्रत- (विशेषण)
वेरर्वन्ताthe two steeds (arvants), ‘veer’-swift/strong (epithet)
वेरर्वन्ता:
Kartā (हरी-सम्बद्ध) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवेर- + अर्वन्त्- (अर्वन्त् ‘अश्व’) (प्रातिपदिक-समास/विशेषण)
अनुalong, after
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपपद (following/along)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शेपाःthe reins/ropes
शेपाः:
Kartā (अस्ति/भवन्ति-लुप्त क्रिया) / अथवा अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध (with ‘अनु’)
TypeNoun
Rootशेप- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रेशा/लगाम/बन्धन’ इत्यर्थे, वैदिक)
उभाboth
उभा:
Kartā-विशेषण / Karma-विशेषण
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘both’)
रजीthe two ropes/reins
रजी:
Kartā (अस्ति/भवतः-लुप्त) / अथवा Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरज्जु-/रजी- (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक ‘रज्जु/रस्सी’)
नlike/as
न:
उपमान-चिह्न (comparative particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
केशिनाwith the maned one; by/like the long-haired (one)
केशिना:
Karaṇa / उपमान-सम्बन्ध (instrumental of comparison)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकेशिन्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘having hair/mane’)
पतिःthe lord/master
पतिः:
Kartā (लुप्त क्रिया: ‘(अस्ति/भवति)’)
TypeNoun
Rootपति- (प्रातिपदिक)
दन्(he) gives / give! (uncertain Vedic form)
दन्:
मुख्य क्रिया (यदि ‘दा’ ग्रह्यते)
TypeVerb (Vedic form) / Kṛdanta-like
Rootदा- (धातु ‘to give’) → दन् (वैदिक: दान्/दन्, वर्तमान-प्रत्ययान्त/कृदन्त-रूप; पाठभेद/अधूरा पदान्त)
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