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Rig Veda 10.99.10: Mandala 10, Sukta 99, Mantra 10

Sukta 10.99

Devata: Indra (with Varuṇa as comparison; also cosmic-order function emphasized)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

अयं दशस्यन्नर्येभिरस्य दस्मो देवेभिर्वरुणो न मायी । अयं कनीन ऋतुपा अवेद्यमिमीताररुं यश्चतुष्पात् ॥

ayáṁ daśasyán naryébhir asya dasmó devébhir váruṇo ná māyī́ | ayáṁ kanī́na ṛtupā́ avedi amímīta arárum yáś cátuṣpāt ||

Dieser, der sich Dienst von den mannhaften Mächten erringt, ist der Wunderbare unter den Göttern, wie Varuṇa, der Herr wirksamen Waltens. Dieser jugendliche Hüter der Jahreszeiten hat erkannt; er hat die feste Stütze ausgemessen, die auf vier Füßen steht.

अयम्this (one), he
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दशस्यन्praising, honoring
दशस्यन्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि) / Adjectival to ‘अयम्’
TypeVerb (present participle)
Rootदशस्य (धातु, भ्वादिः; ‘पूजयति/स्तौति’)
अर्येभिःwith/among the Aryas (nobles)
अर्येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दस्मःwondrous, mighty
दस्मः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् ‘अयम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/उपमान-आश्रयः) / Apposition to ‘अयम्’
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
मायीpossessing magic/skill, crafty
मायी:
Kartā (विशेषणम् ‘अयम्/वरुणः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘माया-युक्त’)
अयम्this (one), he
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कनीनःyouth, young one
कनीनः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् ‘अयम्’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकनीन (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतुपाःguardian of seasons/order
ऋतुपाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् ‘अयम्’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋतुपा (प्रातिपदिक; ऋतु + पा ‘पालक’)
अवेदिhe knew, he found out
अवेदि:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘जानाति/वेद’)
अमिमीताhe measured out
अमिमीता:
Kriyā (अनुक्रम-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमा (धातु; ‘मिमीत/मापयति’ = measure)
अररुम्the ‘ararú’ (a specific being/object; Vedic term)
अररुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअररु (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक-शब्दः)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (सम्बन्धवाक्ये)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चतुष्पात्four-footed (quadruped)
चतुष्पात्:
Kartā (यः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / Predicate nominal
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचतुष्पाद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘चारि-पाद-युक्त’)

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