Rig Veda 10.145.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 145, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.145
Devata: Oṣadhi / allied overcoming-force (addressed as ‘thou’)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अहमस्मि सहमानाथ त्वमसि सासहिः । उभे सहस्वती भूत्वी सपत्नीं मे सहावहै ॥
Transliteration
ahám asmi sáhamānā átha tvám asi sāsahíḥ | ubhé sahasvatī bhūtvī́ sapátnīṃ me sahāvahai ||
Translation
अहं सहमाना सहिः; त्वं सासहिः। उभे सहस्वती भूत्वा बलतेजसा समृद्धे, मम सपत्नीं सहावहै (सह नयावहै)।
Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सहमाoverpowering, prevailing
सहमा:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसह् (धातु) → सहम (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, वर्तमान/स्वभाववाचक)
अनाथthe unprotected one (protectorless)
अनाथ:
कर्म
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootअ-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; नाथ ‘protector/lord’ with privative अ-)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
असिare
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सासहिःvictorious, overpowering
सासहिः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसह् (धातु) → सासहि (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; intensive/strengthened sense ‘one who overcomes’)
उभेboth (f.)
उभे:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनामिक-प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्वतीmighty, force-possessing
सहस्वती:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing might/force’)
भूत्वीhaving become
भूत्वी:
—
TypeGerund (indeclinable)
Rootभू (धातु) → भूत्वा/भूत्वी (क्त्वान्त अव्यय; RV-archaic feminine-styled form used adverbially)
सपत्नीम्the rival wife
सपत्नीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस-पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘co-wife, rival wife’)
मेfor me / my
मे:
सम्प्रदान (हित/अर्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सहावहैlet us two carry/bring down together (overcome together)
सहावहै:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु) + सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) → सहा-वह (समास/उपपद)
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