Rig Veda 10.96.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.96
Rishi: Not specified in provided text; hymn RV 10.96 is an Indra-stuti (late maṇḍala).
Devata: Indra with the Haris (Haripā)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हरिश्मशारुर्हरिकेश आयसस्तुरस्पेये यो हरिपा अवर्धत । अर्वद्भिर्यो हरिभिर्वाजिनीवसुरति विश्वा दुरिता पारिषद्धरी ॥
Transliteration
háriśmaśārur hárikeśa āyásas túraspeye yó haripā́ ávardhata | árvadbhi r yó háribhir vājínīvasur áti víśvā duritā́ pā́riṣad hárī ||
Translation
褐金の髭、褐金の髪、金属のごとく堅く、飲み干すこと迅き者——そのハリパー（Haripā）は力を増し育った。駿馬と褐金の力とともに来たり、力の豊穣に富む者、あらゆる艱難を越えてわれらを運ぶ者——その二頭のハリー（Harī）が、われらを安らかに渡らせたまえ。
Word by Word
हरिश्मशारुःthe tawny(-maned) one with bristling/pointed beard (epithet)
हरिश्मशारुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहरि-श्मशारु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
हरिकेशःtawny-haired
हरिकेशः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहरि-केश (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
आयसःof iron; iron(-strong)
आयसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootआयस (प्रातिपदिक)
तुरस्पेयेswift-drinking / quickly imbibing (Soma)
तुरस्पेये:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतुरस्पेय (प्रातिपदिक; य-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘तुरस्’ + पेय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरिपाःthe tawny-drinker; Soma-drinker
हरिपाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरि-पा (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय)
अवर्धतgrew; increased
अवर्धत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धति)
अर्वद्भिःwith steeds
अर्वद्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरिभिःwith tawny (horses)
हरिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
वाजिनीवसुःhe whose wealth is winning-power/steeds; possessor of prize-winning riches
वाजिनीवसुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिनी-वसु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
अतिover; beyond
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरितानिmisfortunes; sins; hardships
दुरितानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित (प्रातिपदिक)
पारिषत्overcame; pressed down; carried across
पारिषत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/√पॄष्? (वैदिक रूप: परि+√सद् ‘to sit/press down’ > ‘to overcome’ is also attested; here traditional: परि+√सद्)
हरीthe tawny one (Indra/horse-epithet)
हरी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
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