Rig Veda 10.26.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 26, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.26
Rishi: Not determined from provided excerpt (Anukramaṇī needed for RV 10.26)
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3×8 syllables typical for such compact verse; approximate)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इनो वाजानां पतिरिनः पुष्टीनां सखा । प्र श्मश्रु हर्यतो दूधोद्वि वृथा यो अदाभ्यः ॥
Transliteration
inó vājā́nāṃ pátir ináḥ puṣṭīnā́ṃ sákhā | prá śmáśru haryató dū́dhot ví vṛ́thā yó adā́bhyaḥ ||
Translation
स इनः वाजानां पतिः; इनः पुष्टीनां सखा। स हर्यतं श्मश्रु यथामात्रं प्र द्विधोति; स अदा्भ्यः—यो न केनचिद् दम्भ्यते।
Word by Word
इ॒नःthe strong/energetic one
इ॒नः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootइन (प्रातिपदिक) < √इन्/इनु (बल/प्रेरण) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्ध)
वाजा॑नाम्of prizes/strengths (vigor, booty)
वाजा॑नाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord/master
पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
इ॒नःthe strong one
इ॒नः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootइन (प्रातिपदिक) < √इन्/इनु
पु॒ष्टी॒नाम्of prosperities/nourishments
पु॒ष्टी॒नाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
सखा॑friend/companion
सखा॑:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
श्मश्रु॑beard/moustache
श्मश्रु॑:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्मश्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
हर्य॒तःof the tawny/golden (one)
हर्य॒तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत् (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/हर् ‘to be golden/green, to gladden’ से विशेषण)
दू॑धोत्has milked/drew out
दू॑धोत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√दुह् (दोग्धि) (दुह् ‘to milk’)
विapart, asunder, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वृथा॒in vain, fruitlessly
वृथा॒:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा (अव्यय)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अदा॑भ्यःuninjurable, unconquerable, not to be deceived
अदा॑भ्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअदाभ्य (प्रातिपदिक; a- + √दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)
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