Rig Veda 10.86.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 86, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.86
Rishi: Indrāṇī (dialogue voice)
Devata: Indra (refrain) / feminine supporting power (amba)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (approx.)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उवे अम्ब सुलाभिके यथेवाङ्ग भविष्यति । भसन्मे अम्ब सक्थि मे शिरो मे वीव हृष्यति विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः ॥
Transliteration
uvé amba sulā́bhike yáthāivā́ṅga bhaviṣyáti | bhásan me amba sákthi me śíro me ví-iva hṛ́ṣyati víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||
Translation
O Mother, O easily-granting one, so indeed it will be: my seat is firm, my thigh is firm; my head too exults as if widened into freedom—because Indra is higher than all.
Word by Word
उवेO! (vocative particle)
उवे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (उव्/अव्) इति निपात-प्रातिपदिकम् (सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः)
अम्बO mother / dear lady
अम्ब:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बा (प्रातिपदिकम्)
सुलाभिकेO easily-obtained one / easy-to-win lady
सुलाभिके:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु-लाभिका (प्रातिपदिकम्; सु + लाभिका)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (प्रातिपदिकम्)
इवlike, as if
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अङ्गindeed, pray, you know
अङ्ग:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग
भविष्यतिwill be / will happen
भविष्यति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातुः)
भसत्chewing, gnawing
भसत्:
कर्तृ (अन्तर्निहितः) / क्रियाविशेषणत्वेन
TypeVerb
Rootभस् (धातुः; ‘चर्वणे/भक्षणे’ इत्यर्थे, Vedic)
मेmy
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
अम्बO mother / dear lady
अम्ब:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बा
सक्थिthigh / hip-joint
सक्थि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसक्थि (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘जङ्घा/ऊरु-सन्धि’)
मेmy
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
शिरःhead
शिरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
मेmy
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वीवwhirr! / (an exclamation)
वीव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवीव (निपात/अनुकरण-शब्दः; Vedic interjection)
हृष्यतिrejoices / thrills
हृष्यति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहृष् (धातुः)
विश्वस्मात्from everyone / from everything
विश्वस्मात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिकम्)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
उत्तरःhigher, superior
उत्तरः:
कर्तृ/विशेषणम् (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
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