Rig Veda 10.9.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 9, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.9

Rishi: Sindhudvīpa Āmbara

Devata: Āpaḥ

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ईशाना वार्याणां क्षयन्तीश्चर्षणीनाम् । अपो याचामि भेषजम् ॥

Transliteration

ī́śānā vā́ryāṇāṃ kṣáyantīś carṣaṇīnā́m | apó yācāmi bheṣajám ||

Translation

Ó Águas, soberanas dos tesouros e habitantes entre os povos, de vós peço o remédio — a força curadora que põe o ser no reto caminho.

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Word by Word

• ईशाना: ruling, sovereign (lady)
• ईशाना: Kartā (of implied ‘असि/भवसि’ or as qualifier of ‘आपः’)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक; √ईश् ‘to rule, be master’)

• वार्याणाम्: of valuables/treasures
• वार्याणाम्: Sambandha (genitive: ‘of valuables/treasures’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √वृ ‘to choose/cover’ → ‘valuable, choice’)

• क्षयन्तीः: dwelling, abiding
• क्षयन्तीः: Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of ‘आपः’: ‘dwelling/abiding’)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: क्षयन्ती (कृदन्त; √क्षि/क्षय् ‘to dwell, abide; settle’)

• चर्षणीनाम्: of peoples, of men
• चर्षणीनाम्: Sambandha (genitive: ‘of peoples/men’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्षणी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘men, peoples’)

• अपः: the waters
• अपः: Karma (object of ‘याचामि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• याचामि: I ask/request
• याचामि: (Verb) — governs Karma ‘अपः’
• Type: Verb
• Root: √याच् (to ask, request)

• भेषजम्: a remedy, medicine
• भेषजम्: Karma (appositional/secondary object: ‘as remedy/medicine’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)