Rig Veda 10.90.10: Mandala 10, Sukta 90, Mantra 10
Sukta 10.90
Rishi: Nārāyaṇa (traditional later attribution; see note in 10.90.9)
Devata: Puruṣa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (traditional for the hymn overall)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तस्मादश्वा अजायन्त ये के चोभयादतः । गावो ह जज्ञिरे तस्मात्तस्माज्जाता अजावयः ॥
Transliteration
tasmā́d áśvā ajāyanta yé ké cobhayā́dataḥ | gā́vo ha jajñire tasmā́t tasmā́j jātā́ ajā́vayaḥ ||
Translation
तस्माद् अश्वा अजायन्त ये के च उभयादतः; गावो ह जज्ञिरे तस्मात्; तस्माज् जाता अजा-अवयः।
Word by Word
तस्मात्from that (therefrom)
तस्मात्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अजायन्तwere born / came into being
अजायन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते) धातु
येwhich / who
ये:
कर्तृ (अजायन्त इत्यस्य) / विशेष्य-संबन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम)
केany (at all)
के:
कर्तृ (ये इत्यस्य सह) / विशेषण
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्न/अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
उभयादतःhaving teeth on both sides (upper and lower)
उभयादतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउभय (प्रातिपदिक) + दत (प्रातिपदिक, ‘दन्त’/‘दत्’ = tooth) → उभयादत्
गावःcows
गावः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
हindeed
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
जज्ञिरेwere born / have been born
जज्ञिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् धातु (परस्मैपद-परम्परा; परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट)
तस्मात्from that
तस्मात्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तस्मात्from that
तस्मात्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जाताःborn
जाताः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Root√जन् → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकृत्/क्त)
अजावयःgoats and sheep
अजावयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअज + अवि (द्वन्द्व/समाहार-समास; प्रातिपदिक)
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