Rig Veda 10.121.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 121, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.121

Rishi: Hiraṇyagarbha / Prajāpati (traditional)

Devata: Ka / Prajāpati

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यस्येमे हिमवन्तो महित्वा यस्य समुद्रं रसया सहाहुः । यस्येमाः प्रदिशो यस्य बाहू कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥

Transliteration

yásyemé himávanto mahitvā́ yásya samudráṃ rasáyā sahā́huḥ | yásyemā́ḥ pradíśo yásya bāhū́ kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema ||

Translation

Wessen Größe diese schneebedeckten Gipfel sind; wessen der Ozean ist samt dem strömenden Saft der Wasser; wessen diese Himmelsrichtungen sind, wessen Arme — welchem Gott sollen wir das Havis, die Opfergabe, darbringen?

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Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इमे: these
• इमे: कर्तृ (of implied ‘are/stand’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• हिमवन्तः: the हिमवन्त mountains (snowy mountains)
• हिमवन्तः: कर्तृ (with implied ‘are’)
• Type: Noun (mountain-name/adj. used substantively)
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• महित्वा: by (his) greatness
• महित्वा: करण (by/through greatness)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महित्व (प्रातिपदिक; from महत्)

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• समुद्रम्: the ocean
• समुद्रम्: कर्म (of ‘they call/declare’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• रसया: with Rasā (the mythical stream/juice)
• रसया: करण (by/with the ‘Rasā’/sap-stream)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• आहुः: they have said/called
• आहुः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु; ‘to say’)

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: कर्तृ (with implied ‘are’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रदिशः: the directions/quarters
• प्रदिशः: कर्तृ (with implied ‘are’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• बाहू: (the two) arms
• बाहू: कर्तृ/अधिकरण (predicative: ‘are (his) arms’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)

• कस्मै: to which (god)?
• कस्मै: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Pronoun (interrogative)
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• हविषा: with an oblation
• हविषा: करण (by/with oblation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विधेम: may we offer/perform (worship)
• विधेम: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + वि-