Rig Veda 10.68.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 68, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.68
Rishi: Bṛhaspati (as seer-power; traditional attribution within the Bṛhaspati/Angiras cycle)
Devata: Bṛhaspati (Brahmaṇaspati), the lord of inspired speech who releases the Light
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 10.68; verse length and cadence typical)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बृहस्पतिरमत हि त्यदासां नाम स्वरीणां सदने गुहा यत् । आण्डेव भित्त्वा शकुनस्य गर्भमुदुस्रियाः पर्वतस्य त्मनाजत् ॥
Transliteration
bṛ́haspátir ámata hí tyád āsā́m nā́ma svarī́ṇāṃ sádane gúhā yát | āṇḍéva bhittvā́ śakunásya gárbham úd usríyāḥ párvatasya tmánā́jat ||
Translation
ブリハスパティは悟った——輝ける力（svarīṇām）の秘められた名が、洞の内、その座の奥深くに隠されていることを。鳥の卵、その胎を割るように、彼は山そのものの力によって、光り輝く群れ（usriyāḥ）を外へと押し出した。
Word by Word
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक)
अमतthought, devised
अमत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मनुते/मन्यते) → अमत्
हिindeed, for
हि:
सम्बन्ध/हेतु-निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
त्यत्that (deed/thing)
त्यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम) → त्यद्/त्यत्
आसाम्of them (of those)
आसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) → अस्मद्/इदम्-प्रयोगः (आसाम्)
नामname
नाम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वरीणाम्of the resounding/bright ones (cows; ‘svar’-voiced)
स्वरीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वर’/‘स्वर्’ से)
सदनेin the dwelling, in the seat
सदने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसदन- (प्रातिपदिक; √सद् ‘to sit’)
गुहाsecretly, in concealment
गुहा:
अधिकरण (भावे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootगुहा (अव्यय/निपात; ‘in secret’)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
कर्म (सम्बन्ध-यत्…तत्)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
आण्डेवlike an egg
आण्डेव:
कर्म-विशेषण (उपमा)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootआण्ड- (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (उपमा-अव्यय)
भित्त्वाhaving split/broken
भित्त्वा:
पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
TypeVerb (gerund)
Root√भिद् → भित्त्वा
शकुनस्यof the bird
शकुनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootशकुन- (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्embryo, womb-contents
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ- (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्up, out
उत्:
क्रिया-विशेषक
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
उस्रियाःthe ruddy/bright cows (dawns/cows)
उस्रियाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिया- (प्रातिपदिक)
पर्वतस्यof the mountain
पर्वतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्मनाby his own self/power
त्मना:
करण (साधन/प्रकार)
TypeNoun (instrumental of manner)
Rootत्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self, own power’)
अजत्drove forth, led out
अजत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अज् (अजति ‘to drive/lead’) → अजत्
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