Rig Veda 10.69.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 69, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.69
Rishi: Vādhryaśva
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas) with praise of Vādhryaśva’s greatness in relation to Agni’s power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवाश्चित्ते अमृता जातवेदो महिमानं वाध्र्यश्व प्र वोचन् । यत्सम्पृच्छं मानुषीर्विश आयन्त्वं नृभिरजयस्त्वावृधेभिः ॥
Transliteration
devā́ś cit te amṛ́tā jātavedo mahimā́naṃ vādhryaśva prá vocan | yát sampṛ́cchaṃ mā́nuṣīr víśa ā́yan tváṃ nṛ́bhir ajayas tvā́vṛdhebhiḥ ||
Translation
不死の神々さえも、ジャータヴェーダス（Jātavedas）よ、汝の偉大を宣べ告げた、ヴァードリヤシュヴァ（Vādhryaśva）よ。人の諸氏族が問い求めて来たとき、汝は汝によって増し育つ人々とともに勝ち得た—汝の増益により強められて。
Word by Word
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव् (दीप्तौ)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताःimmortal (ones)
अमृताः:
कर्तृ (देवाः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)
महिमानम्greatness, majesty
महिमानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वाध्र्यश्वO Vādhryaśva
वाध्र्यश्व:
सम्बोधन
TypeProper Noun (vocative)
Rootवाध्र्यश्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वोचन्they proclaimed, spoke
वोचन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (वक्तृ)
यत्when; that which
यत्:
—
TypePronoun/Conjunction
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्पृच्छम्I asked, I inquired
सम्पृच्छम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + प्रच्छ् (प्रश्ने)
मानुषीःhuman (women), belonging to humans
मानुषीः:
कर्म (स्त्रियः/नारीः इति अध्याहार्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुषी (प्रातिपदिक)
विशःthe clans, the peoples
विशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
आयन्they came
आयन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (गत्यर्थे) + आ (उपसर्ग)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नृभिःwith men, by men
नृभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अजयःyou conquered, you won
अजयः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजि (जय) + अ (उपसर्ग)
त्वाyou (as object); you
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आवृधेभिःwith the strengthened ones, with the increasers
आवृधेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (instrumental plural)
Rootआ-वृध् (वर्धने) → आवृध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘grown/strengthened’)
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