Rig Veda 10.34.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 34, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.34
Rishi: Kavasha Ailūṣa (traditional)
Devata: Akṣāḥ (Dice) as the destructive power; the verse is confessional
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्वेष्टि श्वश्रूरप जाया रुणद्धि न नाथितो विन्दते मर्डितारम् । अश्वस्येव जरतो वस्न्यस्य नाहं विन्दामि कितवस्य भोगम् ॥
Transliteration
dvéṣṭi śvaśrū́r ápa jāyā́ ruṇaddhi ná nāthitó vindate marḍitā́ram | áśvasyeva járato vásnyasya náhaṃ vindāmi kitavásya bhógam ||
Translation
द्वेष्टि श्वश्रूः, अप जायाऽपि मां रुणद्धि, न नाथितो विन्दते मर्दितारम्। अश्वस्येव जरतो वस्न्यस्य नाहं विन्दामि कितवस्य भोगम्॥
Word by Word
द्वेष्टिhates
द्वेष्टि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootद्विष्
श्वश्रूःthe mother-in-law
श्वश्रूः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootश्वश्रू
अपaway
अप:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप
जायाthe wife
जाया:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजाया
रुणद्धिshuts out / restrains
रुणद्धि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरुध्
नnot
न:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
नाथितःone who has sought help / a suppliant
नाथितः:
कर्तृ (यः नाथितः)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootनाथित
विन्दतेfinds
विन्दते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
मर्डितारम्a comforter / one who relieves
मर्डितारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootमर्डितृ
अश्वस्यof a horse
अश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
इवlike
इव:
(उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
जरतःof an aging (one) / of an old
जरतः:
विशेषण (अश्वस्य)
TypeAdjective (present participial stem used adjectivally)
Rootजरत्
वस्न्यस्यto be bought / saleable
वस्न्यस्य:
विशेषण (अश्वस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootवस्न्य
नnot
न:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
विन्दामिfind
विन्दामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
कितवस्यof the gambler
कितवस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootकितव
भोगम्enjoyment / benefit
भोगम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभोग
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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