Rig Veda 10.86.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 86, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.86
Rishi: Traditionally: Indra-related dialogue hymn; RV 10.86 often connected with Indra and Vṛṣākapi (and Indrāṇī) in later tradition
Devata: Indra (with Vṛṣākapi as prominent figure)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; narrative/dialogue hymns commonly Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि हि सोतोरसृक्षत नेन्द्रं देवममंसत । यत्रामदद्वृषाकपिरर्यः पुष्टेषु मत्सखा विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः ॥
Transliteration
ví hí sotór ásṛkṣata néndraṃ devám amaṃsata | yátrā́madad vṛṣā́kapi r aryáḥ púṣṭeṣu mát-sakhā víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||
Translation
वि हि सोतोरसृक्षत; न इन्द्रं देवममंसत। यत्रामदद्वृषाकपिरार्यः पुष्टेषु मत्सखा, तत्र विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरोऽभवत्—सत्यं मदं (सोमानन्दं) अन्वेष्टुम्।
Word by Word
विapart, forth (preverb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga) / √वि (विभज्-भाव) (as preverb)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (nipāta)
सोतारःthe Soma-pressers
सोतारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोताṛ (प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सुनोति) ‘to press (Soma)’
असृक्षतthey let loose / sent forth
असृक्षत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजति) ‘to let go, send forth’
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (nipāta)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अमंसतthey thought/esteemed (him)
अमंसत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते/मनुते) ‘to think, deem, honor’
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (relative adverb)
अमदत्he rejoiced / was exhilarated
अमदत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (मदति) ‘to be exhilarated, rejoice’
वृषाकपिःVṛṣākapi
वृषाकपिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषाकपि (प्रातिपदिक) (proper name/epithet)
अर्यःthe noble/Ārya
अर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्टेषुin prosperities / in nourishments
पुष्टेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
मत्सखाःmy friend
मत्सखाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमत्सखा (प्रातिपदिक) = मत् ‘me’ + सखा ‘friend’
विश्वस्मात्from everyone / from all
विश्वस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तरःhigher, superior
उत्तरः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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