Rig Veda 10.162.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 162, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.162
Rishi: As above (uncertain).
Devata: Protective/exorcistic; devatā implicit.
Chandas: Likely Tr̥ṣṭubh.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्त ऊरू विहरत्यन्तरा दम्पती शये । योनिं यो अन्तरारेळ्हि तमितो नाशयामसि ॥
Transliteration
yás ta ūrū́ víharaty antarā́ dámpatī śáye | yóniṃ yó antarā́reḷhi tám itó nāśayāmasi ||
Translation
Wer zwischen deinen Schenkeln umhergeht, zwischen dem Ehepaar liegt; wer von innen her in den Schoß hineinkriecht — den vernichten wir von hier aus.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (सापेक्ष-सम्बन्धः) / विशेष्यः
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of you/your’
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊरू(your) two thighs
ऊरू:
कर्म (ग्रहण/स्पर्श-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
विहरतिmoves about; roams; goes apart
विहरति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हृ (हरति) उपसर्गः वि-
अन्तराbetween
अन्तरा:
अधिकरण (स्थान/मध्य)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर (अव्यय/उपपद)
दम्पतीthe two spouses (husband and wife)
दम्पती:
अधिकरण/सम्बन्ध (युगल-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootदम्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
शयेlies; rests
शये:
क्रिया (विहरति-सम्बद्धा) / कर्तृ-क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शी (शेते)
योनिम्womb; place of generation
योनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सापेक्ष-सम्बन्धः) / विशेष्यः
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तराwithin; between
अन्तरा:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर (अव्यय/उपपद)
रेळ्हिlicks/gnaws; harms (by licking/biting)
रेळ्हि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रेह्/√रेळ्ह् (RV-धातु; ‘to lick/gnaw, to injure by licking/biting’)
तम्him; that one
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इतःfrom here; hence
इतः:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः (अव्यय; इदम्-प्रभव)
नाशयामसिwe cause to perish; we drive away/destroy
नाशयामसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√नश्/√नाशय् (caus. of √नश् ‘to perish’)
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