Rig Veda 10.166.5 - Mandala 10, Sukta 166, Mantra 5

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Rig Veda 10.166.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 166, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.166

Rishi: Late/anonymous.

Devata: Victory/sovereignty force; no single named devatā in this verse.

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh; confirm by scan.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

योगक्षेमं व आदायाहं भूयासमुत्तम आ वो मूर्धानमक्रमीम् । अधस्पदान्म उद्वदत मण्डूका इवोदकान्मण्डूका उदकादिव ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.166.5

Transliteration

yógakṣēmaṃ va ādā́yāháṃ bhūyāsam uttamá ā́ vo mūrdhā́nam akramīm | adháspadān má udvadata maṇḍūkā́ ivodakā́n maṇḍūkā́ udakā́d iva ||

Translation

Euren Gewinn und eure Sicherheit (yogakṣema) an mich nehmend, möge ich der Höchste werden. Auf euren Scheitel bin ich getreten. Von unter meinen Füßen schreit auf — wie Frösche aus dem Wasser, wie Frösche, die aus dem Wasser emporsteigen.

Word by Word

योगक्षेमम्welfare and security (prosperity-and-protection)

वःof you / your

आदायhaving taken

अहम्I

भूयासम्may I become

उत्तमःthe highest / best

आtowards, unto

वःof you / your

मूर्धानम्head

अक्रमीम्I strode / stepped

अधस्पदात्from below, from the lower footing

मःof me / my

उद्वदतspeak up / speak out

मण्डूकाःfrogs

इवlike

उदकात्from the water

मण्डूकाःfrogs

उदकात्from the water

इवlike

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