Rig Veda 10.100.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 100, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.100

Devata: Vāyu (explicit), within an Aditi refrain; Indra-cycle context in the hymn sequence

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

भराय सु भरत भागमृत्वियं प्र वायवे शुचिपे क्रन्ददिष्टये । गौरस्य यः पयसः पीतिमानश आ सर्वतातिमदितिं वृणीमहे ॥

Transliteration

bhárāya sú bharata bhāgám ṛtvíyaṁ prá vā́yave śucipé krándad-iṣṭaye | gáur asya yáḥ páyasaḥ pītím ānaśé ā́ sarvatā́tim áditiṁ vṛṇīmahe ||

Translation

Trazei bem a porção sacerdotal para a oferenda; levai-a adiante a Vāyu, bebedor do puro, invocado pelo brado do desejo. Aquele que alcançou beber o leite deste touro — escolhemos Aditi, a integridade total que tudo abarca.

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Word by Word

• भराय: for the bearing/bringing; for support (as recipient-purpose)
• भराय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर (√bhṛ)

• सु: well, rightly
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• भरत: bear/bring (you all)!
• भरत: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भर (√bhṛ)

• भागम्: a share, portion
• भागम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (prātipadika)

• ऋत्वियम्: ritual/seasonal; belonging to the rite
• ऋत्वियम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋत्विय (prātipadika < ऋतु)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• वायवे: to/for Vāyu
• वायवे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (prātipadika)

• शुचिपे: to the pure-drinker (epithet of Vāyu)
• शुचिपे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचिप (prātipadika; शुचि + प/पा ‘drink’)

• क्रन्ददिष्टये: for the roaring/crying quest (or rite of invocation)
• क्रन्ददिष्टये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रन्ददिष्टि (prātipadika; √क्रन्द ‘to roar’ + इष्टि ‘seeking/rite’)

• गौरस्य: of the bull/bright one
• गौरस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौर (prātipadika)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāman)

• पयसः: of milk; of nourishment
• पयसः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (prātipadika)

• पीतिमानश: possessing drinking; having drunk (well-refreshed)
• पीतिमानश: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीतिमन् (prātipadika < √पा ‘to drink’)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• सर्वतातिम्: all-extent; totality; complete prosperity
• सर्वतातिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वताति (prātipadika)

• अदितिम्: Aditi (the boundless one)
• अदितिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (prātipadika)

• वृणीमहे: we choose, we seek
• वृणीमहे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (√vṛ ‘to choose’)