Rig Veda 10.91.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 91, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.91
Rishi: Aruṇa Vaitahavya (aruṇavaitahavya)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Nicṛj Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वातोपधूत इषितो वशाँ अनु तृषु यदन्ना वेविषद्वितिष्ठसे । आ ते यतन्ते रथ्यो यथा पृथक्छर्धांस्यग्ने अजराणि धक्षतः ॥
Transliteration
vā́topadhūta iṣitó vaśā́m̐ ánu tṛ́ṣu yád ánnā vevíṣad ví-tiṣṭhase | ā́ te yatante rathyò yáthā pṛ́thak chárdhāṃsy agne ajárāṇi dhákṣataḥ ||
Translation
風にあおられ、促されて、汝は諸々の道筋に沿い進む。食らうべきものどもが震えるとき、汝はひろがる威力をもって際立つ。アグニよ、朽ちぬ群れは汝へと励み寄る、まるで合流する道の上で——それぞれの道をもって——老いぬ炎へと燃え立たんがために。
Word by Word
वातःthe wind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक; √वा ‘वायौ/गत्यर्थे’)
उपधूतःblown upon / shaken
उपधूतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootउप-√धू (धातु ‘कम्पने/धूनने’) → धूत (कृदन्त)
इषितःimpelled, urged on
इषितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Root√इष् (धातु ‘प्रेरणे/वेगे’) → इषित (कृदन्त)
वशान्barren cows (vashā-cows)
वशान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वशा’ = वन्ध्या/गौः, esp. a barren cow)
अनुalong, after
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तृषुin/among the grasses
तृषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootतृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तृ’ = तृण/घास; RV में ‘तृ’/‘तृण’)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/अन्वय-चिह्न)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
अन्नाःfoods, provisions
अन्नाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
वेविषत्has rushed/has darted (swiftly)
वेविषत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विष्/√विश् (धातु; वेदिक ‘वेविष’ = तीव्र-गमन/प्रवेशन/व्याप्ति; परिपूर्ण-आवृत्तिः)
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तिष्ठसेyou stand / you take your stand
तिष्ठसे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु ‘स्थितौ’) → तिष्ठ
आtowards, hither
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तेto you / for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान (दत्त्यर्थे)/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
यतन्तेthey strive, they exert themselves
यतन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यत् (धातु ‘प्रयत्ने’)
रथ्यःthe chariot(-ways)/chariot-going (ones)
रथ्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootरथ्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रथ्य’ = रथ-सम्बन्धी/रथमार्गीय)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
(उपमान/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
पृथक्separately, apart
पृथक्:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक् (अव्यय)
छर्धांसिbands, troops, companies
छर्धांसि:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootछर्धस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘छर्धस्’ = समूह/दल/समूहबल; RV)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अजराणिunaging, undecaying
अजराणि:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक; न-जर = ‘अवृद्ध/अक्षय’)
धक्षतःthey two burn/kindle (it)
धक्षतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दह् (धातु ‘दाहे’) → धक्ष (वेदिक भविष्यत्/आशीर्लिङ्-छाया; injunctive/aorist-type form)
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