Rig Veda 10.107.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 107, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.107

Devata: Dakṣiṇā (with Soma as invoked witness/power)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उच्चा दिवि दक्षिणावन्तो अस्थुर्ये अश्वदाः सह ते सूर्येण । हिरण्यदा अमृतत्वं भजन्ते वासोदाः सोम प्र तिरन्त आयुः ॥

Transliteration

uccā diví dakṣiṇā́vanto asthur yé aśva-dā́ḥ sahá té sū́ryeṇa | hiraṇya-dā́ amṛta-tváṃ bhajante vāsaḥ-dā́ḥ soma prá tirante ā́yuḥ ||

Translation

High in the heaven stand those who are filled with Dakṣiṇā, those who give the horse of force; they move with the Sun. Those who give gold share in immortality; those who give the robe (a covering of protection) extend their life-energy, O Soma.

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Word by Word

• उच्चा: aloft, on high
• उच्चा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्च (प्रातिपदिक) < उच्/उच्च् ‘उन्नत’

• दिवि: in heaven, in the sky
• दिवि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘द्यौः/दिव्’

• दक्षिणावन्तः: possessing gifts (dakṣiṇā), liberal
• दक्षिणावन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणावत् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दक्षिणा-युक्त’

• अस्थुः: they have stood / took their stand
• अस्थुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्वदाः: givers of horses
• अश्वदाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वदा (प्रातिपदिक) = अश्व + दा (देय-कर्तृ)

• सह: together with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) सह ‘सहितम्’

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सूर्येण: with the Sun
• सूर्येण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• हिरण्यदाः: givers of gold
• हिरण्यदाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यदा (प्रातिपदिक) = हिरण्य + दा

• अमृतत्वम्: immortality
• अमृतत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक) < अमृत + त्व

• भजन्ते: they partake of / obtain
• भजन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)

• वासोदाः: givers of garments
• वासोदाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासोदा (प्रातिपदिक) = वासस्/वासः ‘वस्त्र’ + दा

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तिरन्ते: they cross over, pass beyond
• तिरन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ/तॄ॑ (धातु) ‘तरति’

• आयुः: life(-span)
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)