Rig Veda 10.96.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.96

Rishi: Not specified in provided text (RV 10.96 Indra hymn).

Devata: Indra.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

सो अस्य वज्रो हरितो य आयसो हरिर्निकामो हरिरा गभस्त्योः । द्युम्नी सुशिप्रो हरिमन्युसायक इन्द्रे नि रूपा हरिता मिमिक्षिरे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.96.3

Transliteration

só asya vájro hárīto yá ā́yaso hárir níkāmo hárir ā́ gábhastyoḥ | dyumnī́ suśípro hárimanyu-sāyaka índre ní rū́pā hárītā mimikṣire ||

Translation

Petirnya berwarna emas-tawny, ditempa dari besi; tawny dalam kehendak, tawny dalam genggaman tangannya. Dalam kemilau daya, yang berbibir elok itu melepaskan panah amarah tawny; dalam Indra, rupa-rupa tawny berpadu dan ditegakkan.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्रः: the thunderbolt
• वज्रः: Kartā (apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरितः: golden/greenish, tawny
• हरितः: Viśeṣaṇa (of वज्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरित (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: which
• यः: Kartā (relative pronoun; refers to वज्रः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आयसः: made of metal/iron
• आयसः: Viśeṣaṇa (of यः/वज्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस (प्रातिपदिक) < अयस्

• हरिः: the tawny one; golden
• हरिः: Kartā (apposition; epithet)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• निकामः: according to desire; at will
• निकामः: Viśeṣaṇa (of हरिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निकाम (प्रातिपदिक) (नि- + काम)

• हरिः: tawny, golden
• हरिः: Kartā (apposition; epithet)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: to, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• गभस्त्योः: in the two hands
• गभस्त्योः: Adhikaraṇa (locative: in/at the hands)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गभस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्यु॒म्नी: in splendour, in brilliance
• द्यु॒म्नी: Adhikaraṇa (locative: in splendour/brightness)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यु॒म्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुशिप्रः: fair-lipped / of good jaws
• सुशिप्रः: Viśeṣaṇa (of इन्द्रः understood)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-शिप्र (प्रातिपदिक) (सु- + शिप्र)

• हरिमन्युसायकः: whose missile is tawny wrath; with tawny-anger as weapon
• हरिमन्युसायकः: Viśeṣaṇa (of इन्द्रः understood)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि-मन्यु-सायक (समास-प्रातिपदिक) (हरि + मन्यु + सायक)

• इन्द्रे: in/for Indra
• इन्द्रे: Adhikaraṇa (locative: in Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, into
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• रूपाः: forms, shapes
• रूपाः: Kartā (subject of मिमिक्षिरे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिताः: tawny, golden
• हरिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (of रूपाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरित (प्रातिपदिक)

• मिमिक्षिरे: have mingled/combined; have been blended
• मिमिक्षिरे: Kriyā (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मिक्ष् (मिक्षँ) / √मिह्? (वेदिक: ‘to mix, blend, unite’)