Rig Veda 10.84.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 84, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.84
- Rishi
- Manyu-cycle voice
- Devata
- Varuṇa and Manyu
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)
संसृष्टं धनमुभयं समाकृतमस्मभ्यं दत्तां वरुणश्च मन्युः । भियं दधाना हृदयेषु शत्रवः पराजितासो अप नि लयन्ताम् ॥
saṁsṛ́ṣṭaṁ dhánam ubháyaṁ samā́kṛtam asmábhyaṁ dattāṁ váruṇaś ca mányuḥ | bhiyáṁ dádhānā hṛ́dayeṣu śátravāḥ parā́jitāso ápa ní layantām ||
Niech Waruna i Manju darują nam zintegrowane bogactwo, obie moce złączone i ukształtowane w jedną pełnię. Niech przeciwnicy, niosąc lęk w swoich sercach, cofną się i ukryją, pokonani.
Word by Word
- संसृष्टम्
- mixed, combinedAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole विशेषण (कर्म/प्रातिपदिक-विशेषण) धनम्-सम्बन्धिRoot सम्-√सृज् (सृजति) / संसृष्ट (ppp)
- धनम्
- wealth, treasureNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म (दत्ताम् इति) / विषयRoot धन (प्रातिपदिक)
- उभयम्
- both (kinds)Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole विशेषण (धनम्-सम्बन्धि)Root उभय (प्रातिपदिक)
- समाकृतम्
- made up/put together, preparedAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole विशेषण (धनम्-सम्बन्धि)Root सम्-आ-√कृ (करोति) / समाकृत (ppp)
- अस्मभ्यम्
- to usPronounचतुर्थी, बहुवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- दत्ताम्
- let (it) be given / may they giveVerb (injunctive/imperative sense via ppp used predicatively)स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (वरुणश्च मन्युः—द्वौ कर्तारौ; ‘दत्ताम्’ = ‘let them give’)Role क्रिया (आशीर्लिङ्गार्थ/विध्यर्थः), कर्तृ-सम्बन्धRoot √दा (ददाति) / दत्त (ppp)
- वरुणः
- VaruṇaNoun (deity)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
- च
- andIndeclinableसमुच्चयRole समुच्चयRoot च
- मन्युः
- Manyu (Wrath/Indignation)Noun (deity/personified wrath)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
- भियम्
- fearNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot भि (स्त्री; प्रातिपदिक भिय्/भि)
- दधानाः
- placing, bearingParticiple (present active)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ-विशेषण (शत्रवः-सम्बन्धि)Root √धा (दधाति) / दधान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
- हृदयेषु
- in (their) heartsNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचनRole अधिकरणRoot हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
- शत्रवः
- enemiesNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
- पराजितासः
- defeatedAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ-विशेषण (शत्रवः-सम्बन्धि)Root पराजित (ppp of परा-√जि) / पराजित (प्रातिपदिक)
- अप
- awayIndeclinable (preverb)उपसर्गRole क्रियाविशेषण (नि-√ली इत्यस्य)Root अप
- नि
- down, intoIndeclinable (preverb)उपसर्गRole क्रियाविशेषण (√ली इत्यस्य)Root नि
- लयन्ताम्
- let them hide/withdrawVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), आत्मनेपद, तृतीया पुरुष, बहुवचनRole क्रिया (कर्तृ = शत्रवः)Root √ली (लिनाति/लीयते; here causeless middle) with नि-
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (Vedic sandhi resolved): संसृष्टम् | धनम् | उभयम् | समाकृतम् | अस्मभ्यम् | दत्ताम् | वरुणः | च | मन्युः | भियम् | दधानाः | हृदयेषु | शत्रवः | पराजितासः | अप | नि | लयन्ताम् । प्रमुख-सन्धयः: (1) वरुणश्च = वरुणः + च (विसर्ग-लोप/श्चादेश)
- (2) शत्रव॒: = शत्रवः (विसर्गः पदान्ते)
- (3) अप॒ नि = अप + नि (उपसर्गद्वयम्; उच्चारणे पृथक्)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Varuṇa and Manyu are asked to grant integrated wealth—both powers joined into one completeness. Enemies, with fear in their hearts, should withdraw and hide, defeated.
Inner meaning
Varuṇa represents vastness, law, and ṛta-bound harmony; Manyu represents conquering ardour. The mantra asks not merely for ‘wealth’ but for a synthesis: disciplined order (Varuṇa) joined with dynamic force (Manyu). This integration produces stable power rather than chaotic intensity. ‘Enemies’ are inner adversaries—fear, doubt, craving, inertia—that retreat when confronted by ordered will and wide calm.
Universal truth
Lasting victory comes from integrating steadfast ethical order and expansive calm with courageous force; inner adversaries dissolve when the being becomes both wide and strong.
Themes
inner victory, protection/warding, integration of powers, defeat of hostile forces
The seer
- Other hymns
- RV 10.84 (contextual cycle)
Significance
The anonymity suits the content: the voice is the integrative consciousness seeking a synthesis of law (Varuṇa) and force (Manyu), a key step in mature sādhanā.
The deity
- Devata
- Varuṇa and Manyu (joint invocation)
- Epithets
- Varuṇa (ṛta-pāla implied), Manyu (victorious ardour)
- Related deities
- Mitra (harmony), Indra (victory), Ādityas (law-powers)
Cosmic role
Varuṇa stabilizes and widens through ṛta; Manyu energizes and conquers—together they confer integrated power and protection.
Inner power
Wide calm order + dynamic courage; mastery without rigidity.
In ritual
Where it is used
Apotropaic/abhicāra-adjacent protective usage: prayer for defeat and withdrawal of hostile forces; suitable for protective recitations within soma-sacrifice contexts and general rakṣaḥ-kṣaya (warding) applications.
संसृ॑ष्टं॒ धन॑मु॒भयं॑ स॒माकृ॑तम॒स्मभ्यं॑ दत्तां॒ वरु॑णश्च म॒न्युः । भियं॒ दधा॑ना॒ हृद॑येषु॒ शत्र॑व॒: परा॑जितासो॒ अप॒ नि ल॑यन्ताम् ॥
सम्ऽसृ॑ष्टम् । धन॑म् । उ॒भय॑म् । स॒म्ऽआकृ॑तम् । अ॒स्मभ्य॑म् । द॒त्ता॒म् । वरु॑णः । च॒ । म॒न्युः । भिय॑म् । दधा॑नाः । हृद॑येषु । शत्र॑वः । परा॑ऽजितासः । अप॑ । नि । ल॒य॒न्ता॒म् ॥
sam-sṛṣṭam | dhanam | ubhayam | sam-ākṛtam | asmabhyam | dattām | varuṇaḥ | ca | manyuḥ | bhiyam | dadhānāḥ | hṛdayeṣu | śatravaḥ | parājitāsaḥ | apa | ni | layantām
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4×11 (approx.)
Grave and authoritative; first half synthesizing, second half dismissing adversaries.
Creates protective spaciousness and firm resolve; induces a sense of ‘sealed’ inner order.
- वरुण (varuṇa)
- Literal: cosmic sovereign of order/waters. Symbolic: vastness, truth-law, inner restraint that creates harmony
- सम्सृष्टम् धनम् (saṃsṛṣṭaṃ dhanam)
- Literal: integrated wealth. Symbolic: synthesized inner resources: calm, strength, clarity, joy
- उभयं समाकृतम् (ubhayaṃ samākṛtam)
- Literal: both made into one form. Symbolic: union of wideness/order with force/ardour
- शत्रवः (śatravaḥ)
- Literal: enemies. Symbolic: inner resistances and hostile formations
- भियम् हृदयेषु (bhiyaṃ hṛdayeṣu)
- Literal: fear in the hearts. Symbolic: collapse of hostile movements when faced with soul-force
- अप नि लयन्ताम् (apa ni layantām)
- Literal: withdraw and hide away. Symbolic: dissolution/retreat of subconscient habits
Apotropaic/abhicāra-adjacent protective usage: prayer for defeat and withdrawal of hostile forces; suitable for protective recitations within soma-sacrifice contexts and general rakṣaḥ-kṣaya (warding) applications (exact Śrauta viniyoga not specified in input).
Protective and victory contexts; also for reconciliation of force with ethics/discipline.
Śānti-like recitation for protection and removal of hostile forces; invocation of joint deities for ‘wealth’ of stability and strength.
Use when anger/drive needs regulation: chant to combine calm law (Varuṇa) with courageous action (Manyu).
saṁ-sṛṣṭa (PPP): sṛj/sṛṣ ‘to let go, send forth, arrange’ with saṁ- ‘together’ → ‘well-integrated/compounded’. sam-ākṛta (PPP): kṛ ‘to do/make’ with ā- ‘toward/into form’ and sam- ‘together’ → ‘shaped into a unified form’. dhanam: √dhan/√dhā? (Vedic usage ‘wealth, support, resource’), here taken as inner resource/force-substance. manyu: from √man ‘to think/mentate’ with semantic development to ‘spirit, ardour, wrath’; in RV often a deified battle-impulse of the Truth against obstruction. bhī/bhiya: √bhī ‘to fear’. dadhānāḥ: √dhā ‘to place/hold’. layantām: √lī/√lay ‘to adhere, dissolve, hide, take refuge’; with apa-ni indicates retreating into hiding.
Ṛta (cosmic order upheld by Varuṇa), inner battle of Light vs. obstruction (Manyu as victorious force), integration/wholeness (saṁsṛṣṭa, samākṛta)
Explicit through Varuṇa’s domain; victory is framed as restoration of right order, not mere domination.
Integrated wealth implies truth-made wholeness rather than fragmented gains.
Synthesis of powers into a single completeness—an inner ‘creation’ of harmonious strength.
Aurobindonian synthesis motif: wideness (Varuṇa) plus force (Manyu) as integral perfection.
moral-cosmic ‘binding’/enclosure (Varuṇa’s domain) as a transposed image of cosmic order
Waters = calm wideness and purification; fire = conquering will; their union = stable transformative power.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The mythologem is the divine rout of hostile powers: Varuṇa (law/vastness that binds disorder) and Manyu (ardent conquering force) together bestow integrated ‘wealth’ and cause the enemies to be inwardly seized by fear and to retreat into concealment—an inner version of the recurring RV victory pattern where obstruction collapses and withdraws before Truth-force.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- Key verbs are inherited Indo-European: √dhā ‘to place’ (PIE *dʰeh₁-) in dadhānāḥ; √bhī ‘to fear’ (cf. PIE *bʰeyH- ‘be afraid’ in various reflexes) in bhiyam; √kṛ ‘to make’ (PIE *(s)ker-/*kwer- debated; Indo-Iranian √kar/√kṛ) in sam-ākṛtam. The prefixing system (saṁ-, ā-, apa-, ni-) shows typical Indo-Iranian preverb syntax used to encode psychological nuance (integration, formation, removal, descent into hiding).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The speaker seeks a reciprocal establishment: the Devatās grant ‘dhanam’ (inner resources and harmonized powers) to the human collectivity (asmabhyam), while the human side implicitly offers alignment with ṛta (Varuṇa) and channels ardour rightly (Manyu). The requested boon is not mere gain but a re-ordering of the inner field so hostile movements lose courage and dissolve.
Synthesize calm wideness with courageous will; dissolve fear-based inner enemies.
Anāhata (heart: fear release) with Maṇipūra (will regulation)
Slow_meditative: lengthened exhale (4 inhale / 8 exhale) while feeling ‘Varuṇa-wideness’ on inhale and ‘Manyu-strength’ stabilizing on exhale.
Wide, protected, quietly powerful.
Begin by expanding awareness like an ocean (Varuṇa). Then kindle a steady flame of resolve (Manyu) without agitation. Observe fear-thoughts; let them ‘withdraw and hide’ by not feeding them attention.
Standard Ṛgvedic accentuation; keep clarity on saṃsṛṣṭam, ubhayam, varuṇaś ca, parājitāso.
Heavier, steadier tone in first two pādas; slightly sharper dismissal in last two.
saṃsṛṣṭam: nasal saṃ + vocalic ṛ; keep ṣṭ cluster clear, samākṛtam: long ā; kṛ with vocalic ṛ, hṛdayeṣu: retroflex ḍ? (here d is dental; keep hṛ- with vocalic ṛ), layantām: long ā; do not swallow final -m
Deep, steady, protective; avoid aggressive tone.
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