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Mantra 7

Sukta 10

अयं स शिङ्क्ते येन गौरभिवृता मिमाति मायुं ध्वसनावधि श्रिता। सा चित्तिभिर्नि हि चकार मर्त्यान् विद्युद् भवन्ती प्रति वव्रिमौहत

ayáṃ sá śiṅkte yéná gáur abhívṛtā́ mimā́ti māyúṃ dhvasánā́v ádhi śritā́ | sā́ cittíbhir ní hí cakā́ra mártyān vidyút bhávantī práti vavrím áuhat

This is that wherewith she sprinkles: the Cow, encompassing, dispenses her cry, settled upon the stall. She, with her devices, verily brought mortals under (her power); becoming lightning, she smote back the enclosing cover.

अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शिङ्क्तेsprinkles/pours
शिङ्क्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootशिच्/शिञ्च् (धातु; ‘to sprinkle, pour’)
येनwith which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गौःthe cow
गौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिवृताcovered/encircled
अभिवृता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअभि-√वृ (धातु) → अभिवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
मिमातिmeasures
मिमाति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मा (धातु; ‘to measure’)
मायुम्the bellowing/lowing
मायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमायु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bellowing/lowing’)
ध्वसनात्from (the) blowing/breathing
ध्वसनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootध्वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon/over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रिताresting/leaning (upon)
श्रिता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√श्रि (धातु) → श्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
साshe/that (one)
सा:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्तिभिःwith thoughts/intentions
चित्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown/into; (intensifier)
नि:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हिindeed/for
हि:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
चकारhas made/did
चकार:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
मर्त्यान्mortals/humans
मर्त्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्तीbecoming
भवन्ती:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√भू (धातु) → भवत्/भवन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
प्रतिtowards/against
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वव्रिम्a covering/enclosure
वव्रिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवव्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘covering/enclosure’)
औहतdrove/pushed (towards)
औहत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ऊह्/√वह् (धातु; ‘to push/drive/bring’; Vedic usage)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Gauḥ / protective brilliance (vidyut as personified force)

Chandas: Requires metrical verification; AV 9 often uses triṣṭubh/jagatī patterns

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