Rig Veda 10.27.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 27, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.27
Devata: Indra / the accomplished divine force (addressed in 2nd person)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभूर्वौक्षीर्व्यु आयुरानड्दर्षन्नु पूर्वो अपरो नु दर्षत् । द्वे पवस्ते परि तं न भूतो यो अस्य पारे रजसो विवेष ॥
Transliteration
ábhūr vaukṣīr vy ù ā́yur ānaḍ dárśan nú pū́rvo áparo nú darṣat | dvé paváste párí táṁ ná bhūto yó asyá pāré rájaso vivéṣa ||
Translation
汝は成り、汝は増し、寿命（āyus）をひろく展べてそこに到った。いま先なるものが見え、いま後なるものが見える。二つの鋭き刃が彼をめぐる――この中空（rajas）を越えて彼岸に入りし者でなければ、かの者とは成り得ない。
Word by Word
अभूःthou wast / thou became
अभूः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
वौक्षीःthou didst grow/strengthen (waxed)
वौक्षीः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वक्ष् (वक्षति/वोक्षति)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
उindeed, surely
उ:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
आयुःlife, lifetime
आयुः:
Karma (if object of वौक्षीः) / Kartā (if subject of following verb)
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आनट्roared/sounded (aloud)
आनट्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√नद् (नदति) / √नट् (नटति) [वेद.]
दर्षन्appeared, was seen
दर्षन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (पश्यति) → दर्ष (वेद. aorist stem)
नुnow, then, indeed
नु:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
पूर्वःthe former (one)
पूर्वः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अपरःthe later/other (one)
अपरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow, then, indeed
नु:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
दर्षत्appeared, became visible
दर्षत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (पश्यति) → दर्ष (वेद. aorist stem)
द्वेtwo
द्वे:
Kartā
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootद्वि (संख्या)
पवस्तेtwo (purifying) streams/filters (pavastī)
पवस्ते:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपवस्ति/पवस्त (प्रातिपदिक, वेद.)
परिaround
परि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
नnot
न:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
भूतःbecome, arisen
भूतः:
Kartā (in relative clause: ‘who has become…’)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√भू → भूत (कृदन्त)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
अस्यof him, his
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
पारेon the far side
पारे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपार (प्रातिपदिक)
रजसःof the space/region (rajas)
रजसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विवेषhas entered, has gone in
विवेष:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (विशति) / √वेश् (वेशते) [वेद. perfect]
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