Rig Veda 10.137.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 137, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.137
Rishi: As in RV 10.137 healing sequence (traditional attributions vary)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as universal healers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आप इद्वा उ भेषजीरापो अमीवचातनीः । आपः सर्वस्य भेषजीस्तास्ते कृण्वन्तु भेषजम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́pa íd vā u bheṣajī́r ā́po amīvá-cātanīḥ | ā́paḥ sárvasya bheṣajī́s tā́s te kṛṇvantu bheṣajám ||
Translation
आप इद्वैव भेषजीरापोऽमीवचातनीः। आपः सर्वस्य भेषजीस्तास्ते कृण्वन्तु भेषजम्॥
Word by Word
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) → आप्-
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात) → इत्
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
उand, also
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
भेषजीःhealing, medicinal
भेषजीः:
कर्तृ (आपः के विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभेषजिन्/भेषजी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भेषज’ से) → भेषजी-
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) → आप्-
अमीवचातनीःdriving away disease
अमीवचातनीः:
कर्तृ (आपः के विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमीव-चातनी (प्रातिपदिक; अमीव ‘रोग’ + चातनी ‘हटानेवाली/दूर करनेवाली’) → अमीवचातनी-
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) → आप्-
सर्वस्यof all, of everyone
सर्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootसर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सर्व-
भेषजीःhealing
भेषजीः:
कर्तृ (आपः के विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभेषजिन्/भेषजी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भेषज’ से) → भेषजी-
ताःthose (waters)
ताः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम) → त-
तेfor you / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम) → त्व-
कृण्वन्तुlet them make, may they do
कृण्वन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
भेषजम्a remedy, medicine
भेषजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभेषज (प्रातिपदिक) → भेषज-
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