Rig Veda 10.138.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 138, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.138
Devata: Indra (with Sūrya as allied illumination)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि सूर्यो मध्ये अमुचद्रथं दिवो विदद्दासाय प्रतिमानमार्यः । दृळ्हानि पिप्रोरसुरस्य मायिन इन्द्रो व्यास्यच्चकृवाँ ऋजिश्वना ॥
Transliteration
ví sū́ryo mádhye amucad ráthaṁ divó vidád dāsā́ya pratímānam ā́ryaḥ | dṛḷhā́ni píproḥ ásurasya māyína índro vy àsyac cakṛvā́ṁ ṛ́jiśvanā ||
Translation
वि सूर्यः मध्ये अमुचद्रथं; दिवो विदद्दासाय प्रतिमानमार्यः। दृळ्हानि पिप्रोः असुरस्य मायिनः इन्द्रो व्यास्यत्—कृवाँ ऋजिश्वना।
Word by Word
विapart, asunder, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative used adverbially)
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अमुचत्released, let go
अमुचत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘heaven’)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
विदत्found, discovered
विदत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
दासायfor/to the Dāsa
दासाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदास (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिमानम्counterpart, match, measure
प्रतिमानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिमान (प्रातिपदिक)
आर्यःthe Arya (noble one)
आर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootआर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दृळ्हानिthe firm/strong (things), strongholds
दृळ्हानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदृळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from √दृंह/दृढ् ‘make firm’)
पिप्रोःof Pipru
पिप्रोः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (proper name/epithet)
Rootपिप्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरस्यof the Asura
असुरस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
मायिनःof the crafty/illusion-working one
मायिनः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootमायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
आस्यत्cast, hurled
आस्यत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअस्/अस्य् (Vedic: √अस्य ‘to throw, cast’)
चक्रिवान्having done, having accomplished
चक्रिवान्:
Kartā (apposition to इन्द्रः)
TypeParticiple
Rootकृ (कृदन्त: चक्रिवस्/चक्रिवान्)
ऋजिश्वनाwith/by Ṛjiśvan (a helper/ally)
ऋजिश्वना:
Karaṇa/सह (instrumental: ‘with/by’)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootऋजिश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
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