Rig Veda 10.124.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 124, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.124
Rishi: As above for RV 10.124 (edition-dependent).
Devata: Indra (recognized), with symbolic haṃsa and divine waters imagery.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (verse meter of the hymn section likely), while mentioning Anuṣṭubh internally as a rhythmic principle.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बीभत्सूनां सयुजं हंसमाहुरपां दिव्यानां सख्ये चरन्तम् । अनुष्टुभमनु चर्चूर्यमाणमिन्द्रं नि चिक्युः कवयो मनीषा ॥
Transliteration
bībhatsū́nāṃ sayújaṃ haṃsám āhur apā́ṃ divyā́nāṃ sákhye cárantam | anuṣṭúbham ánu carcū́ryamāṇam índraṃ ní cikyuḥ kaváyo manīṣā́ ||
Translation
人々は彼を「ハンサ（Haṃsa）—白鳥」と呼ぶ。忌避する力あるものどもと結び合い、天なる水々との友誼のうちに歩む者として。アヌシュトゥブ（Anuṣṭubh）に従い、いま動き出す韻律に従い、詩聖たちは霊感の思惟（manīṣā）によってインドラ（Indra）を識り認めた。
Word by Word
बीभत्सूनाम्of the dreadful/abhorrent ones
बीभत्सूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबीभत्सु- (प्रातिपदिक) < बीभत्स (विशेषण) संभवतः √भिद्/√भत्स्- (निन्दा/घृणा) से व्युत्पन्न
सयुजम्yoked together; companioned
सयुजम्:
विशेषण (to ‘हंसम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootस-युज् (प्रातिपदिक) < √युज् (युज्—योजन/संयोग)
हंसम्the swan (Hamsa)
हंसम्:
कर्म (of ‘आहुः’)
TypeNoun
Rootहंस- (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said / they call
आहुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अह्/√आह् (ब्रू/वद्-अर्थ; परस्मैपद) — ‘आह’ (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
दिव्यानाम्heavenly, divine
दिव्यानाम्:
विशेषण (to ‘अपाम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य- (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव् (द्युत्/स्वर्ग)
सख्येin friendship; in companionship
सख्ये:
अधिकरण (locative)
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य- (प्रातिपदिक) < सखि
चरन्तम्moving about; roaming
चरन्तम्:
कर्म (apposition to ‘हंसम्’)
TypeParticiple
Root√चर् (गमन/आचरण)
अनुष्टुभम्the Anuṣṭubh (metre)
अनुष्टुभम्:
कर्म (object of ‘चर्चूर्यमाणम्’—as ‘being praised in Anuṣṭubh’)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुष्टुभ्- (छन्दस्-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong; after; in accordance
अनु:
उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चर्चूर्यमाणम्being hymned/praised repeatedly
चर्चूर्यमाणम्:
कर्म (apposition to ‘इन्द्रम्’)
TypeParticiple
Root√चर्च्/√चर्चूर् (स्तुति/कीर्तन; वैदिक गहन रूप) — ‘चर्चूर्य’ (intensive/denominative-like) + यमान (मध्य/कर्मणि)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म (of ‘चिक्युः’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; thoroughly
नि:
उपसर्ग
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चिक्युःthey have perceived/recognized
चिक्युः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चि/√चित् (अवबोध/ज्ञान) — ‘चिक्ये’ (परफेक्ट)
कवयःthe seers/poets
कवयः:
कर्तृ (of ‘चिक्युः’)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषाby insight; with inspired thought
मनीषा:
करण (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा- (प्रातिपदिक)
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