Rig Veda 10.169.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 169, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.169
Rishi: Not securely determinable from supplied text alone.
Devata: Oṣadhīs (herbs) with supporting powers: Agni (knower of names), Parjanya (rain), Angiras (seer-forces).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (confirm by scan).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
याः सरूपा विरूपा एकरूपा यासामग्निरिष्ट्या नामानि वेद । या अङ्गिरसस्तपसेह चक्रुस्ताभ्यः पर्जन्य महि शर्म यच्छ ॥
Transliteration
yā́ḥ sarū́pā vírūpā ékarūpā yā́sām agnír iṣṭyā́ nā́māni véda | yā́ aṅgírasaḥ tápasehá cakrúṣ tā́bhyaḥ parjánya máhi śárma yaccha ||
Translation
याः सरूपाः विरूपाः एकरूपाश्च—यासामग्निरिष्ट्या नामानि वेद; या अङ्गिरसस्तपसा इह चक्रुः—ताभ्यः पर्जन्य महच्छर्म यच्छ।
Word by Word
याःwho (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सरूपाःof the same form
सरूपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसरूप (प्रातिपदिक; स- + रूप)
विरूपाःof different form
विरूपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविरूप (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + रूप)
एकरूपाःof one/single form
एकरूपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootएकरूप (प्रातिपदिक; एक + रूप)
यासाम्of whom/whose
यासाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
इष्ट्याby/with the offering (iṣṭi, sacrificial oblation)
इष्ट्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
नामानिnames
नामानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वेदknows
वेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
याःwho (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgirases (Angiras seers)
अङ्गिरसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तपसेfor austerity/ardor (tapas)
तपसे:
Sampradāna (purpose/for)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
चक्रुःthey have done/made
चक्रुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
ताभ्यःto them
ताभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पर्जन्यO Parjanya
पर्जन्य:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootपर्जन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly, much
महि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय/निपात; ‘greatly’)
शर्मshelter, protection, comfort
शर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छgrant, bestow
यच्छ:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयम्/यच्छ् (धातु; √यम् ‘to give/extend’, Vedic imperative stem यच्छ-)
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