Rig Veda 10.97.14: Mandala 10, Sukta 97, Mantra 14
Sukta 10.97
Rishi: Bhiṣaj (healer-seer) / Atharvaṇic healing tradition (RV 10.97 is the Oṣadhi-sūkta; precise r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ (healing plants as divine powers); allied with Soma as king
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (predominant in RV 10.97; this verse aligns with triṣṭubh cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अन्या वो अन्यामवत्वन्यान्यस्या उपावत । ताः सर्वाः संविदाना इदं मे प्रावता वचः ॥
Transliteration
anyā vo anyām avatv anyā anyasyā́ upā́vat | tā́ḥ sárvāḥ saṃvidānā́ idaṃ me prá̄vatā́ vácaḥ ||
Translation
तुमच्यापैकी एक औषधी दुसऱ्या औषधीचे रक्षण करो; एक दुसरीकडे जवळ जाऊन तिला सहाय्य करो. त्या सर्वजणी एकाच जाणिवेत एकत्र येऊन, माझे हे वचन—ही प्रार्थना-संकल्पना—पुढे नेवो आणि सिद्ध करो.
Word by Word
अन्याone (female) / another
अन्या:
कर्तृ (वाक्ये ‘अवतु’ इत्यस्य कर्ता)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive: ‘of you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्याम्another (female)
अन्याम्:
कर्म (object of ‘अवतु’)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अवत्let (her) help/protect
अवत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे/पालने)
अन्याanother (female)
अन्या:
कर्तृ (अग्रेसर-कर्तृ ‘उपावत’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यस्याःof another (female)
अन्यस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of another’)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
क्रियाविशेषण (directional/approach)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग)
अवत्let (her) help/protect (approaching)
अवत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे/पालने)
ताःthose (females)
ताः:
कर्तृ (मुख्यवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
संविदानाःbeing in accord / acting with common understanding
संविदानाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (state/condition of the agents)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootसम्+विद् (ज्ञाने) → संविदान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म (object of ‘प्रावत’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy / of me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (possessive: ‘my’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण (forth, forward)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
अवतlet (it/they) protect/aid
अवत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे/पालने)
वचःspeech, utterance
वचः:
कर्म (what is to be protected/advanced: the utterance)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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