Rig Veda 10.97.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 97, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.97
Rishi: Unknown/collective (healing-rite tradition within RV 10).
Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ (healing powers) as devīḥ; Purusha as inner goal.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्वत्थे वो निषदनं पर्णे वो वसतिष्कृता । गोभाज इत्किलासथ यत्सनवथ पूरुषम् ॥
Transliteration
aśvatthé vo niṣádanaṁ parṇé vo vasatíṣ-kṛtā́ | gobhā́ja ít kilā́satha yát sanávatha púruṣam ||
Translation
アシュヴァッタ樹に汝らの座があり、葉に汝らの住まいが整えられている。汝らはまことに光線の分け前にあずかる者である——汝らがプルシャ、内なるまことの人を勝ち得て取り戻すとき。
Word by Word
अश्वत्थेon/in the aśvattha tree
अश्वत्थे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थ- (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निषदनम्a seat; a sitting-place
निषदनम्:
कर्म (स्थापनार्थे) / विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootनि-√सद् → निषदन- (कृदन्त/नाम)
पर्णेon/in a leaf
पर्णे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपर्ण- (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसतिःdwelling; abode
वसतिः:
कर्तृ/विधेय
TypeNoun
Root√वस् (निवासे) → वसति- (स्त्री. नाम)
कृताmade; prepared
कृता:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Root√कृ (करणे) → कृत- (भूतकृदन्त)
गोभाजःsharing in cattle; cattle-partakers
गोभाजः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगो- + भाज- (प्रातिपदिक; √भज् ‘भाग/विभाग/सेवा’)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
किलindeed; as is said
किल:
निपात (assertive/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल (निपात)
आसथyou were; you have been
आसथ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि) / Vedic 2nd pl. perfect/preterite form
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (सापेक्ष)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सनवथyou may obtain; you may win
सनवथ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सन्/√सन् (प्राप्तौ/लाभे; Vedic) → सनवथ
पूरुषम्a man; the person
पूरुषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपूरुष- (प्रातिपदिक)
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