Rig Veda 10.31.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 31, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.31
Rishi: Kavaṣa Ailūṣa (traditional; uncertain)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa and Agni (with bhūma/vastness as their field)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्तेगो न क्षामत्येति पृथ्वीं मिहं न वातो वि ह वाति भूम । मित्रो यत्र वरुणो अज्यमानोऽग्निर्वने न व्यसृष्ट शोकम् ॥
Transliteration
stegó ná kṣā́m áty eti pṛthvī́ṃ míhaṃ ná vā́to ví ha vāti bhū́ma | mitró yátra váruṇo ajyámāno ’gnír váne ná vy ásṛṣṭa śókam ||
Translation
स्तेगो न क्षामत्येति पृथिवीं, मिहं न वातो वि ह वाति भूम। मित्रो यत्र वरुणो अज्यमानोऽग्निर्वने न व्यसृष्ट शोकम्॥
Word by Word
स्तेगःa thrust/charge (like a spear-thrust)
स्तेगः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्तेग (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as (comparative particle)
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
क्षामम्the earth/ground
क्षामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षाम (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिover; beyond
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति
एतिgoes; passes
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
पृथ्वीम्the broad earth
पृथ्वीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
मिहम्mist; fog; rain-cloud
मिहम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमिह (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वातःwind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; forth; widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
हindeed; surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
वातिblows
वाति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवा (धातु)
भूमearth; ground
भूम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
अज्यमानःbeing anointed; being smeared (with ghee)
अज्यमानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु) → अज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वनेin the wood; in the forest
वने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विforth; out
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
असृष्टreleased; let loose; sent forth
असृष्ट:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
शोकम्flame; blaze; burning heat
शोकम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
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