Rig Veda 10.99.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 99, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.99
Devata: Indra (probable), with allied divine powers (sanīḷa)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स हि द्युता विद्युता वेति साम पृथुं योनिमसुरत्वा ससाद । स सनीळेभिः प्रसहानो अस्य भ्रातुर्न ऋते सप्तथस्य मायाः ॥
Transliteration
sá hí dyutā́ viddhyutā́ veti sā́ma pṛthúṃ yónim asuratvā́ sasāda | sá sanī́ḷebhiḥ prasahā́nó asya bhrā́tur ná ṛté saptáthasya māyā́ḥ ||
Translation
彼はまばゆく、また稲妻のごとく閃きつつ進み、讃歌（sāman）とともに来たる。主宰の力（asuratva）によって、広き胎（よに）に座を占めた。ひとつの巣を同じくする仲間とともに彼は勝ち抜く――第七に生まれし兄弟の幻力（māyā）なくしては、ありえぬ。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed/for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
द्युताः(with) lights/splendours
द्युताः:
करण (साधन-भावे) / सहचर्य
TypeNoun
Rootद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘splendour/light’)
विद्युताः(with) lightnings
विद्युताः:
करण (साधन-भावे) / सहचर्य
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘lightning’)
वेतिgoes/pursues
वेति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वे (वेञ् गतौ/वयने; ‘to go, pursue’)
सामthe sāman-chant
साम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Sāman-chant’)
पृथुम्broad, wide
पृथुम्:
कर्म (योनि-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
योनिम्womb/source/seat
योनिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरत्वाby/with lordly (asura) power
असुरत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअसुरत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘asura-hood, lordly power’)
ससादsat down upon/attained
ससाद:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (षदॢँ विशरणगत्यवसादने; ‘to sit down, settle, approach’)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सनीळेभिःwith those of the same nest/with his nest-mates
सनीळेभिः:
करण / सहचर्य
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-compound
Rootसनीळ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having one nest/seat together’, ‘with common dwelling’)
प्रसहानःoverpowering, prevailing
प्रसहानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र-√सह् (सहँ बलसहने; ‘to overpower, prevail’) → प्रसहान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भ्रातुःof (his) brother
भ्रातुः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
ऋतेwithout/except
ऋते:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋते (अव्यय; ‘without, except’) < √ऋ (गतौ) से व्युत्पत्तिः (निरुक्त-परम्परा)
सप्तथस्यof the seven-pathed (one)
सप्तथस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (genitive) / Noun-compound
Rootसप्तथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having seven paths/ways’)
मायाःpowers/arts/stratagems
मायाः:
कर्म (यदि ‘अतिक्रम्य/विना’ इत्यर्थे) / विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootमाया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘power, artifice, wondrous skill’)
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