Rig Veda 10.86.23 - Mandala 10, Sukta 86, Mantra 23

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Rig Veda 10.86.23: Mandala 10, Sukta 86, Mantra 23

Sukta 10.86

Rishi: Traditionally: Indra-related dialogue hymn; RV 10.86 often connected with Indra and Vṛṣākapi (and Indrāṇī) in later tradition

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; narrative/dialogue hymns commonly Triṣṭubh)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पर्शुर्ह नाम मानवी साकं ससूव विंशतिम् । भद्रं भल त्यस्या अभूद्यस्या उदरमामयद्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.86.23

Transliteration

parśúr ha nā́ma mānavī sā́kaṃ sasūva viṃśatím | bhadráṃ bhala tyásyā abhūd yásyā udáram ā́mayad víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||

Translation

Parśu, die Menschenfrau, gebar in einem Wurf zwanzig. Heilvolles Glück ward ihr zuteil — ihr, deren Schoß von Krankheit bedrängt war —, denn Indra erhob sich über alles und trug sie hinaus über den allumfassenden Druck.

Word by Word

पर्शुःParśu (a man/person named Parśu)

हिindeed, for

नामby name, called

मानवीa woman of Manu’s line; a human woman

साकम्together (with)

ससूवshe bore, gave birth

विंशतिम्twenty

भद्रम्good, auspicious

भलBhala (a person named Bhala)

तस्याःof her

अभूत्became, was

यस्याःwhose

उदरम्belly, womb

आमयत्became diseased; pained

विश्वस्मात्from everyone/everything

इन्द्रःIndra

उत्तरःsuperior; higher; later (as predicate)

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