Rig Veda 10.97.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 97, Mantra 8

Sukta 10.97

Rishi: Unknown/collective.

Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ; Purusha invoked as inner recipient.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उच्छुष्मा ओषधीनां गावो गोष्ठादिवेरते । धनं सनिष्यन्तीनामात्मानं तव पूरुष ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.97.8

Transliteration

úcchuṣmā́ oṣádhīnāṁ gā́vo goṣṭhā́d iverate | dhánaṁ saniṣyántīnām ātmā́naṁ táva pūruṣa ||

Translation

Potęga uzdrawiających mocy wznosi się jak krowy wylewające się z obory; dążą do zdobycia prawdziwego bogactwa, tak, samego ja, dla ciebie, o Puruszo wewnątrz.

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Word by Word

• उत्: up, forth (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग) / ud-

• शुष्माः: vigours, powers
• शुष्माः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुष्म (प्रातिपदिक) / śuṣmá-

• ओषधीनाम्: of the herbs/plants
• ओषधीनाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक) / oṣadhí-

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) / gó-

• गोष्ठात्: from the cowshed/stall
• गोष्ठात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) / goṣṭhá-

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात) / iva

• ईरते: they rise/move forth
• ईरते: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) / īr (to set in motion, to rise)

• धनम्: wealth, prize
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) / dhána-

• सनिष्यन्तीनाम्: of those (f.) who will win/obtain
• सनिष्यन्तीनाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: सन् (धातु) / san (to gain, win) + स्य (भविष्यत्) → सनिष्यन्ती (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• आत्मानम्: self, person
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) / ātman-

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / tvad-

• पूरुष: O Puruṣa (O Man/Person)
• पूरुष: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: पूरुष (प्रातिपदिक) / pū́ruṣa-