Rig Veda 10.97.4 — Mandala 10, Sukta 97, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.97

Rishi: Unknown/collective tradition (RV 10.97 is a healing hymn; seer attribution varies by recension; commonly treated as an Atharvanic-style medicinal hymn within the Rigvedic corpus).

Devata: Oṣadhī-devatā (the deified healing plants/powers); implicitly aligned to Purusha as inner indweller in the closing address.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (dominant in several verses of this hymn; this verse fits the 8+8 syllabic cadence).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ओषधीरिति मातरस्तद्वो देवीरुप ब्रुवे । सनेयमश्वं गां वास आत्मानं तव पूरुष ॥

Transliteration

oṣádhīr íti mātarás tád vo devī́r úpa bruve | sanéyam áśvaṁ gā́m vā́sa ātmā́naṁ táva pūruṣa ||

Translation

Wahai para Ibu, kekuatan-kekuatan penyembuh—demikianlah aku berkata kepadamu, wahai para dewi, saat aku mendekat: semoga aku memperoleh kuda jantan dan sapi-bercahaya, serta jubah keberadaan—bahkan diri itu sendiri bagimu, wahai Purusha, Sang Pribadi yang bersemayam di dalam.

Word by Word

• ओषधीः: O herbs (plants)
• ओषधीः: सम्बोधन/प्रेष्य (addressed) तथा कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध (those spoken to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• इति: thus (quotative)
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न/उद्धरण-परिसमाप्ति
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (निपात)

• मातरः: mothers
• मातरः: सम्बोधन (apposition to ओषधीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (object of ब्रुवे)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: of you / to you (you-pl.)
• वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of/among you’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• देवीः: O goddesses
• देवीः: सम्बोधन (addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near; unto
• उप: क्रिया-विशेषण (direction/approach with ब्रुवे)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ब्रुवे: I speak / I address
• ब्रुवे: क्रिया (speaker as कर्ता implicit ‘I’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)

• सनेयम्: may I obtain
• सनेयम्: क्रिया (wish/aim)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सन् (धातु; ‘to gain, win’)

• अश्वम्: a horse
• अश्वम्: कर्म (object of सनेयम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• गाम्: a cow
• गाम्: कर्म (object of सनेयम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो- (प्रातिपदिक)

• वासः: a garment; clothing
• वासः: कर्म (object of सनेयम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• आत्मानम्: self; person
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (object of सनेयम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तव: of you (sg.)
• तव: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• पूरुष: O man / O Puruṣa
• पूरुष: सम्बोधन (vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरुष- (प्रातिपदिक)