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Rig Veda 10.166.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 166, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.166

Rishi: Late/anonymous.
Devata: Victory/sovereignty force; no single named devatā in this verse.
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh; confirm by scan.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

योगक्षेमं व आदायाहं भूयासमुत्तम आ वो मूर्धानमक्रमीम् । अधस्पदान्म उद्वदत मण्डूका इवोदकान्मण्डूका उदकादिव ॥

Transliteration

yógakṣēmaṃ va ādā́yāháṃ bhūyāsam uttamá ā́ vo mūrdhā́nam akramīm | adháspadān má udvadata maṇḍūkā́ ivodakā́n maṇḍūkā́ udakā́d iva ||

Translation

Tomando para mim o vosso ganho e a vossa segurança, que eu me torne o mais elevado. Pisei a vossa cabeça. De debaixo dos meus pés, bradai — como rãs desde a água, como rãs que se erguem para fora da água.

Word by Word
योगक्षेमम्welfare and security (prosperity-and-protection)
योगक्षेमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयोगक्षेम (प्रातिपदिक; योग-√युज् + क्षेम)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
पूर्वक्रिया
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Rootआ-√दा (दा॒/दाण् ‘to take’)
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
भूयासम्may I become
भूयासम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
उत्तमःthe highest / best
उत्तमः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; उच्/उद् + तमप्)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मूर्धानम्head
मूर्धानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्रमीम्I strode / stepped
अक्रमीम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√क्रम् (क्रमते/क्रमति ‘to step, stride’)
अधस्पदात्from below, from the lower footing
अधस्पदात्:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival compound)
Rootअधस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
मःof me / my
मः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
उद्वदतspeak up / speak out
उद्वदत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√वद् (वदति ‘to speak, utter’)
मण्डूकाःfrogs
मण्डूकाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डूक (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उदकात्from the water
उदकात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootउदक (प्रातिपदिक)
मण्डूकाःfrogs
मण्डूकाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डूक (प्रातिपदिक)
उदकात्from the water
उदकात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootउदक (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
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