Rig Veda 10.96.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.96
Rishi: Not specified in provided text (RV 10.96 Indra hymn).
Devata: Indra (with Harī; Soma as offering substance).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता वज्रिणं मन्दिनं स्तोम्यं मद इन्द्रं रथे वहतो हर्यता हरी । पुरूण्यस्मै सवनानि हर्यत इन्द्राय सोमा हरयो दधन्विरे ॥
Transliteration
tā́ vajríṇaṁ mandínaṁ stómyam máde índraṁ ráthe vahato haryatā́ hárī | purū́ṇy asmai sávanāni haryate índrāya sómā hárayo dadhanvire ||
Translation
その慕わしき黄褐の二つの力――二頭のハリ（駿馬）――は車上にインドラを運ぶ。ヴァジュラを執る者、歓喜を与える者、恍惚のうちに讃歌に値する者を。彼のために多くの搾り（サヴァナ）が整えられ、インドラのために、光に黄金めくソーマの飲みものは駆り立てられて進む。
Word by Word
ताthose two (mares)
ता:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रिणम्the thunderbolt-bearer
वज्रिणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वज्र + इन्) अथवा वज्र (उपाधि)
मन्दिनम्the exhilarated/joyous one
मन्दिनम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootमन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक; मन्द् ‘to rejoice/ be exhilarated’ + इन्)
स्तोम्यम्worthy of praise
स्तोम्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तोम्य (प्रातिपदिक; स्तोम ‘praise’ + य)
मदेin intoxication/rapture (of soma)
मदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √मद् (धातु) से भाव
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतः(they) carry/bear
वहतः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
हर्यताwith the tawny (chariot/gear)
हर्यता:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘tawny, golden’)
हरीthe two tawny steeds
हरी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरूणिmany (things/offerings)
पुरूणि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘many’)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सवनानिpressings/oblations (soma-pressings)
सवनानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
हर्यतtawny/golden
हर्यत:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘tawny, golden’)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमाःthe soma-draughts
सोमाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
हरयःthe tawny ones (steeds)
हरयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
दधन्विरेhave sped/hastened (forward)
दधन्विरे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√धन्/√धन्व् (वेद. ‘to run/press on, hasten’)
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