Rig Veda 10.97.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 97, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.97

Devata: Oṣadhīs (Medicinal Plants as collective devatā)

Chandas: Anushtubh (probable for RV 10.97; verify against critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

या ओषधीः पूर्वा जाता देवेभ्यस्त्रियुगं पुरा । मनै नु बभ्रूणामहं शतं धामानि सप्त च ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.97.1

Transliteration

yā́ oṣádhīḥ pū́rvā jātā́ devébhyas triyugáṁ purā́ | manái nú babhrū́ṇām aháṁ śatáṁ dhā́māni saptá ca ||

Translation

Wahai tumbuh-tumbuhan, yang lahir paling awal, purba—mendahului para dewa sepanjang tiga zaman—kini kuingat daya-daya kalian yang berwarna coklat; seratus tujuhlah tempat kediaman kalian—wujud-wujud tetap kehadiran penyembuhan.

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Word by Word

• याः: which (those)
• याः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika ‘ya-’)

• ओषधीः: herbs, healing plants
• ओषधीः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि- (prātipadika)

• पूर्वाः: former, earlier
• पूर्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व- (prātipadika)

• जाताः: born, arisen
• जाताः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (past passive)
• Root: √जन् (jan) → जात- (PPP)

• देवेभ्यः: for the gods
• देवेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (prātipadika)

• त्रियुगम्: for three ages (three yugas)
• त्रियुगम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: त्रियुग- (tri-yuga-) (prātipadika)

• पुरा: formerly, long ago
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (avyaya)

• मने: in (my) mind, in thought
• मने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (Vedic locative)
• Root: √मन् (man) / मनस्- (Vedic loc. sg. ‘máne’)

• नु: now, indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Particle
• Root: नु (avyaya)

• बभ्रूणाम्: of the brown/reddish ones
• बभ्रूणाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बभ्रु- (prātipadika)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāma)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Numeral
• Root: शत- (prātipadika)

• धामानि: abodes; stations; powers
• धामानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन्- (prātipadika)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karma
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्त (avyaya/indeclinable numeral)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Conjunction
• Root: च (avyaya)