Rig Veda 10.119.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 119, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.119
Rishi: Agastya Māna
Devata: Soma (source of priyam—delightful inspiration)
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप मा मतिरस्थित वाश्रा पुत्रमिव प्रियम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Transliteration
úpa mā matír asthita vāśrā́ putrám iva priyám | kuvít sómasyāpā́m ití ||
Translation
एक सोच मेरे पास आ के खड़ी हो गई। जैसे गाय अपने बच्चे के पास जाती है, वैसे ही यह सोच मेरे पास आई। शायद यह सोम के पानी से आई है।
Word by Word
उपup to; towards; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
माme; to me
मा:
Karma (प्राप्तव्य/आश्रय) / Sampradāna (लाभार्थ) संदर्भानुसार
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (अहम्-प्रातिपदिक)
मतिःthought; inspiration; intention
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति- (√मन् ‘to think’ से भाववाचक)
अस्थितstood; came to rest; approached
अस्थित:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (स्थाऽ ‘to stand’) + आङ् (उपसर्ग)
वाश्राlike a lowing cow; crying (one)
वाश्रा:
Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाश्रा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cow/lowing (one)’, ‘bellowing/crying’—वैदिक)
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
प्रियम्dear; beloved
प्रियम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक)
कुवित्perhaps?; is it possible?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (निपात; प्रश्न/संशयार्थ)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘water’)
इतिthus; so
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (निपात)
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