Rig Veda 10.173.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 173, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.173
Devata: Soma and Indra (Soma contacted; Indra enforces unified allegiance)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ध्रुवं ध्रुवेण हविषाभि सोमं मृशामसि । अथो त इन्द्रः केवलीर्विशो बलिहृतस्करत् ॥
Transliteration
dhruváṃ dhruvéṇa havíṣā́bhi sómaṃ mṛśāmasi | átho ta índraḥ kévalīr víśo balihṛ́taḥ karat ||
Translation
हम अपनी भेंट दे के सोम को पक्का मानते हैं। फिर इंद्र करे कि सारे लोग तुम्हारे हो जाएँ, अपनी मदद, अपना सामान सब ले के आएँ।
Word by Word
ध्रुवम्firm, fixed (as an offering)
ध्रुवम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे ‘हविषम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ (धारणे)
ध्रुवेणwith the firm (one)
ध्रुवेण:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ (धारणे)
हविषाwith an oblation
हविषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
(उपसर्ग/उपपद—क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मृशामसिwe touch / rub / handle
मृशामसि:
(क्रिया) — कर्ता ‘वयम्’ (अध्याहृत)
TypeVerb
Root√मृश् (मृशामि/मृश्—‘स्पर्शने/मर्दने’), Vedic present
अथोand then, moreover
अथो:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वयबोधक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ + उ
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
केवलीःexclusive, belonging solely (to you)
केवलीः:
कर्ता (विशेषण—‘विशः’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवलिन्/केवली (प्रातिपदिक)
विशःclans, peoples
विशः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
बलिहृतःtribute-bearers, bringers of offering
बलिहृतः:
कर्ता (विशेषण/अपपद—‘विशः’ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Agentive (compound)
Rootबलि-हृत् (समास; बलि + √हृ (हरणे) → ‘हृत्’)
अस्करत्has made / has caused
अस्करत्:
(क्रिया) — कर्ता ‘इन्द्रः’
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे) with preverb आ- (आ + √कृ → आकरोत्/अकरत्; Vedic aorist form)
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