Rig Veda 10.142.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 142, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.142
Devata: Implicitly Agni/ritual power directing movement; imagery centers on Waters/Ocean as forces to be redirected
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपामिदं न्ययनं समुद्रस्य निवेशनम् । अन्यं कृणुष्वेतः पन्थां तेन याहि वशाँ अनु ॥
Transliteration
apā́m idáṃ ní-ayanam samudrásya ní-veśanam | anyáṃ kṛṇuṣv étaḥ pánthāṃ téna yāhi vaśā́n ánu ||
Translation
Dies ist der abwärts führende Lauf der Wasser, die Wohnstatt des Ozeans. Schaffe dir einen anderen Pfad von hier hinweg; auf ihm geh, den Antrieben des Willens (vaśā) folgend.
Word by Word
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘जल’
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म (of implied ‘is/know/see’ sense) / विषय
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, in
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण (directional)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
अयनम्going, course; entrance/way
अयनम्:
कर्म/विषय
TypeNoun
Rootअय (प्रातिपदिक) / अयन (न.) ‘गमनमार्ग/प्रवेश’
समुद्रस्यof the ocean/sea
समुद्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निवेशनम्settling-place; lodging; entering
निवेशनम्:
कर्म/विषय
TypeNoun
Rootनि-विश् (धातु) → निवेश- (प्रातिपदिक) / निवेशन् (न.)
अन्यम्another
अन्यम्:
कर्म (of कृणुष्व)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुष्वmake! fashion!
कृणुष्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) ‘करणे’
एतःof this (one), of this here
एतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootएत (प्रातिपदिक) ‘this/that’ (वैदिक)
पन्थाम्path, way
पन्थाम्:
कर्म (of कृणुष्व)
TypeNoun
Rootपथ्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that, with that
तेन:
करण (instrumental)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
याहिgo!
याहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) ‘गत्यर्थे’
वशाम्the vashā-cow (a cow to be led/obtained)
वशाम्:
कर्म (of याहि)
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक) ‘वशा-गौः/दुहिता’ (a cow/desired one) (वैदिक)
अनुafter, along, following
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण (following)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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