Rig Veda 10.65.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 65, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.65
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (as indicated by the closing verse of the hymn: 10.65.15)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / Ādityas (collective invocation including Parjanya, Vāta, Indra–Vāyu, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, Aditi)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 10.65; verse-length and cadence consistent, but requires full metrical count for certainty)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पर्जन्यावाता वृषभा पुरीषिणेन्द्रवायू वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा । देवाँ आदित्याँ अदितिं हवामहे ये पार्थिवासो दिव्यासो अप्सु ये ॥
Transliteration
parjanyāvātā́ vṛṣabhā́ purīṣíṇendravāyū́ váruṇo mitró aryamā́ | devā́m̐ ādityā́m̐ áditiṃ havāmahe yé pārthivā́so divyā́so apsú yé ||
Translation
पर्जन्यावाता वृषभा पुरीषिणेन्द्रवायू वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा। देवानादित्यानदितिं हवामहे ये पार्थिवासो दिव्यासो अप्सु ये॥
Word by Word
पर्जन्यParjanya (rain-god)
पर्जन्य:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाताwinds
वाता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवात- (प्रातिपदिक; √वा ‘to blow’)
वृषभाःbulls (strong ones)
वृषभाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरीषिणेto the rich-in-moisture/abundance (one)
पुरीषिणे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरीषिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रIndra
इन्द्र:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
वायूVāyu (Wind-god)
वायू:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवायु- (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण- (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्यान्the Ādityas
आदित्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितिम्Aditi
अदितिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति- (प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke/call
हवामहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (जुहोत्यादि) / वैदिक √हू ‘to call, invoke’
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पार्थिवासःearthly, belonging to earth
पार्थिवासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव- (प्रातिपदिक)
दिव्यासःheavenly, celestial
दिव्यासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘water’)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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