Rig Veda 10.115.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 115, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.115
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva tradition indicated by 10.115.5; hymn as a whole is Kāṇva-associated)
Devata: Agni (as child, messenger, establishing power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (typical for Agni hymns in this register; verify by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
चित्र इच्छिशोस्तरुणस्य वक्षथो न यो मातरावप्येति धातवे । अनूधा यदि जीजनदधा च नु ववक्ष सद्यो महि दूत्यं चरन् ॥
Transliteration
citrā́ íc chiśós tarúṇasya vakṣáthó ná yó mātárāv apyéti dhā́tave | anūdhā́ yádi jī́janad ádhā ca nú vavákṣa sadyó máhi dūtyàṃ caran ||
Translation
चित्रं हि शिशोस्तरुणस्य वक्षथः; स धातवे मातरावप्येति। अनूधा यदि जीजनद्, अथ नु सद्यः महि दूत्यं ववक्ष—दूत्यम् चरन्।
Word by Word
चित्रःbright, splendid (one)
चित्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इच्छिशोःof the desiring/striving one
इच्छिशोः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (agent/possessor)
Rootइष्/इच्छ् (धातु) → इच्छि- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
तरुणस्यof the young one
तरुणस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootतरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
वक्षथःthe bearer/vehicle (carrying power)
वक्षथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवह् (धातु) / वक्षथ (नाम/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ‘वाहन/वहन’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मा॒तरौ(his) two mothers
मा॒तरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso; towards; up to
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
एतिgoes, approaches
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
धातवेto place/establish; to put
धातवे:
Prayojana (purpose)
TypeVerbal noun (infinitive)
Rootधा (धातु)
अनूढाः(those) not yet led/borne; unyoked/undrawn
अनूढाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअनूढ (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् ‘to carry’ with उपसर्ग अनु-, past passive participle)
यदिif, when
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
जीजनत्begetting, generating
जीजनत्:
Kartā (participial predicate)
TypeParticiple
Rootजन् (धातु) → जीजनत् (वेदिक caus./intens. present participle)
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
ववक्षhas carried; has borne
ववक्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु) → ववक्ष (वेदिक परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट-रूप)
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः (अव्यय)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय/निपात; ‘greatly’)
दूत्यम्messengership; mission
दूत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदूत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
चरन्moving, going about (as he goes)
चरन्:
Kartā (concomitant action)
TypeParticiple
Rootचर् (धातु)
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Chanting Notes
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