Rig Veda 10.159.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 159, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.159
Rishi: RV 10.159 complex; speaker-voice tradition as above (exact rishi per Anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: Victory-power (Indraic); implicit rather than directly addressed
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समजैषमिमा अहं सपत्नीरभिभूवरी । यथाहमस्य वीरस्य विराजानि जनस्य च ॥
Transliteration
sám ajaiṣam imā́ aháṃ sapátnīr abhibhū́varī | yáthā́ham asyá vīrásya virā́jāni jánasya ca ||
Translation
अहं इमाः सपत्नीर् समजैषम्, अभिभूवरी भूत्वा; यथा अहम् अस्य वीरस्य जनस्य च विराजानि।
Word by Word
सम्together; completely (prefix to the verb)
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) / सम् (अव्यय)
जैषम्I conquered / I won
जैषम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु)
इमाःthese (f.)
इमाः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
सपत्नीःco-wives; rival wives
सपत्नीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards; against (prefix to the verb)
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भूवरीbeing overpowering; prevailing (over)
भूवरी:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण अहम्) / क्रियाविशेषणार्थः
TypeVerb (participial predicate)
Rootभू (धातु) + वरिन्/वरी (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
यथाso that; as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वीरस्यof the hero / man
वीरस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
विराजानिmay I rule; may I shine forth (as sovereign)
विराजानि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि + राज् (धातु)
जनस्यof the people
जनस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
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