Rig Veda 10.124.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 124, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.124
Rishi: Traditionally attributed in Anukramaṇī to a seer of RV 10.124; exact attribution varies by tradition.
Devata: Agni (implicit through araṇī/nābhi imagery) and the movement from adeva to deva (divinization).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अदेवाद्देवः प्रचता गुहा यन्प्रपश्यमानो अमृतत्वमेमि । शिवं यत्सन्तमशिवो जहामि स्वात्सख्यादरणीं नाभिमेमि ॥
Transliteration
adévād deváḥ prácatā guhā́ yán prápáśyamāno amṛtatvám emi | śiváṁ yát sántam áśivo jahā́mi svā́t sakhyā́d áraṇīṁ nā́bhim emi ||
Translation
अदेवाद्देवः प्रचता गुहा यन् प्रपश्यमानोऽमृतत्वमेति। शिवं यत्सन्तमशिवो जहामि स्वात्सख्यादरणीं नाभिमेमि।
Word by Word
अदेवात्from the non-god / from the godless (one)
अदेवात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun (ablative phrase)
Rootअ-देव (प्रातिपदिक) / देव
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रचताhas perceived / has understood
प्रचता:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + चत्/चद् (धातु; ‘to perceive/notice/understand’—Vedic)
गुहाin hiding; in secret
गुहा:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (adverbial locative)
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
यन्going
यन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
प्रपश्यमानःwhile looking forth; beholding
प्रपश्यमानः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र + पश्य् (धातु)
अमृतत्वम्immortality
अमृतत्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक; अमृत + त्व)
एमिI go; I attain
एमि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु; ‘to go’)
शिवम्the auspicious (state/thing)
शिवम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
सन्तम्being; existing
सन्तम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणि)
TypeParticiple
Rootअस् (धातु) → सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अशिवः(I,) un-auspicious; ill-omened
अशिवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootअ-शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
जहामिI abandon; I leave
जहामि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहा (धातु; ‘to leave/abandon’)
स्वात्from one’s own
स्वात्:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival adverb)
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल्
सख्यात्from friendship; from companionship
सख्यात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; सखि + य)
अरणीम्the fire-drill (araṇī)
अरणीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
नाभिम्the nave; the hub (navel)
नाभिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
एमिI go; I reach
एमि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
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