Rig Veda 10.23.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 23, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.23
Rishi: Vimada (Vaimada) (traditional attribution for RV 10.23)
Devata: Indra (with R̥bhus invoked/associated)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हरी न्वस्य या वने विदे वस्विन्द्रो मघैर्मघवा वृत्रहा भुवत् । ऋभुर्वाज ऋभुक्षाः पत्यते शवोऽव क्ष्णौमि दासस्य नाम चित् ॥
Transliteration
harī́ nv asya yā́ váne vidé vásv índro magháir maghávā vṛtrahā́ bhúvat | ṛbhúr vā́ja ṛbhukṣā́ḥ patyate śávo 'vá kṣṇáumi dā́sasya nā́ma cit ||
Translation
अधु न्वस्य हरी वने विदे वसु; इन्द्रो मघैर्मघवा वृत्रहा अभवत्। ऋभुर्वाज ऋभुक्षाः—शवः पत्यते; अहं दासस्य नाम चित् अव क्ष्णौमि।
Word by Word
हरीthe two bay horses (of Indra)
हरी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि- (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
अस्यof him/this (Indra)
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
याwhich (one)
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वनेin the wood/forest
वने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
विदेhas found/knows
विदे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
वसुwealth, good
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
मघैःwith gifts/bounties
मघैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमघ- (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवाthe bountiful one
मघवा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रहाVṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रहन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवत्became/was
भुवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भू सत्तायाम्)
ऋभुःR̥bhu
ऋभुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजःVāja
वाजः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभुक्षाःR̥bhukṣā
ऋभुक्षाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋभुक्षन्/ऋभुक्ष- (प्रातिपदिक)
पत्यतेrules/is lord over
पत्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (पतँ गतौ) / √पत् (पतँ स्वाम्ये) → पत्यते
शवःmight, strength
शवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्-/शव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अवdown, away (as preverb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्ष्णौमिI strike down / I destroy
क्ष्णौमि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√क्ष्णु/√क्ष्णो (क्ष्णु हिंसायाम्/क्ष्णो क्षये) — वैदिक रूप
दासस्यof the Dāsa (enemy)
दासस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदास- (प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
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