Rig Veda 10.86.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 86, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.86
Rishi: Indrāṇī (traditional attribution for RV 10.86; dialogue hymn involving Indra, Indrāṇī, and Vṛṣākapi)
Devata: Indra (with Indrāṇī/Vṛṣākapi as dialogic figures)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (approx.; 10.86 predominantly Tr̥ṣṭubh in the Anukramaṇī tradition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
किमयं त्वां वृषाकपिश्चकार हरितो मृगः । यस्मा इरस्यसीदु न्वर्यो वा पुष्टिमद्वसु विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः ॥
Transliteration
kím ayaṁ tvāṁ vṛṣā́kapiś cakā́ra hárīto mṛgáḥ | yásmā irasyásīd u nv àryó vā puṣṭímad vásu víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||
Translation
किमयं त्वां वृṣākपिः हरितो मृग इव बलवान् चकार? यस्मै त्वम् ईरस्यसि—किमार्याय पुष्टिमद्वसु-धारिणे? तथापि इन्द्रः विश्वस्माद् उत्तरोऽस्ति।
Word by Word
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्नसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाकपिःVṛṣākapi
वृषाकपिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/common)
Rootवृषाकपि (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
चकारhas done / did
चकार:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
हरितःthe tawny/greenish one
हरितः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
मृगःwild animal; deer
मृगः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमृग (प्रातिपदिक)
यस्मैto whom
यस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इरस्यसिyou are jealous / you envy
इरस्यसि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईर्ष्य्/इरस्य् (धातु; ‘to be jealous/envy’)
इदुindeed, just
इदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइदु (निपात)
नुnow; then; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
अर्यःthe noble/Ārya
अर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
पुष्टिमत्possessing prosperity/nourishment
पुष्टिमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्टिमत् (प्रातिपदिक; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त)
वसुwealth, good
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वस्मात्from everyone/everything
विश्वस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तरःhigher, superior
उत्तरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
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Chanting Notes
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