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 ॥
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.
Word by Word
याःwhich (those)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika ‘ya-’)
ओषधीःherbs, healing plants
ओषधीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि- (prātipadika)
पूर्वाःformer, earlier
पूर्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व- (prātipadika)
जाताःborn, arisen
जाताः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√जन् (jan) → जात- (PPP)
देवेभ्यःfor the gods
देवेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (prātipadika)
त्रियुगम्for three ages (three yugas)
त्रियुगम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootत्रियुग- (tri-yuga-) (prātipadika)
पुराformerly, long ago
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (avyaya)
मनेin (my) mind, in thought
मने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (Vedic locative)
Root√मन् (man) / मनस्- (Vedic loc. sg. ‘máne’)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeParticle
Rootनु (avyaya)
बभ्रूणाम्of the brown/reddish ones
बभ्रूणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootबभ्रु- (prātipadika)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootशत- (prātipadika)
धामानिabodes; stations; powers
धामानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधामन्- (prātipadika)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त (avyaya/indeclinable numeral)
चand
च:
—
TypeConjunction
Rootच (avyaya)
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