Rig Veda 10.107.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 107, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.107
Devata: Dakṣiṇā (with Soma as invoked witness/power)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उच्चा दिवि दक्षिणावन्तो अस्थुर्ये अश्वदाः सह ते सूर्येण । हिरण्यदा अमृतत्वं भजन्ते वासोदाः सोम प्र तिरन्त आयुः ॥
Transliteration
uccā diví dakṣiṇā́vanto asthur yé aśva-dā́ḥ sahá té sū́ryeṇa | hiraṇya-dā́ amṛta-tváṃ bhajante vāsaḥ-dā́ḥ soma prá tirante ā́yuḥ ||
Translation
उच्चा दिवि दक्षिणावन्तो अस्थुर्ये अश्वदाः सह ते सूर्येण। हिरण्यदा अमृतत्वं भजन्ते वासोदाः सोम प्र तिरन्त आयुः॥
Word by Word
उच्चाaloft, on high
उच्चा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउच्च (प्रातिपदिक) < उच्/उच्च् ‘उन्नत’
दिविin heaven, in the sky
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘द्यौः/दिव्’
दक्षिणावन्तःpossessing gifts (dakṣiṇā), liberal
दक्षिणावन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिणावत् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दक्षिणा-युक्त’
अस्थुःthey have stood / took their stand
अस्थुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वदाःgivers of horses
अश्वदाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वदा (प्रातिपदिक) = अश्व + दा (देय-कर्तृ)
सहtogether with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) सह ‘सहितम्’
तेthose (they)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्येणwith the Sun
सूर्येण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हिरण्यदाःgivers of gold
हिरण्यदाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्यदा (प्रातिपदिक) = हिरण्य + दा
अमृतत्वम्immortality
अमृतत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक) < अमृत + त्व
भजन्तेthey partake of / obtain
भजन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु)
वासोदाःgivers of garments
वासोदाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवासोदा (प्रातिपदिक) = वासस्/वासः ‘वस्त्र’ + दा
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तिरन्तेthey cross over, pass beyond
तिरन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ/तॄ॑ (धातु) ‘तरति’
आयुःlife(-span)
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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