Rig Veda 10.96.10: Mandala 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 10
Sukta 10.96
Rishi: Not specified in provided text; hymn RV 10.96 is an Indra-stuti (late maṇḍala).
Devata: Indra (Harivat)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत स्म सद्म हर्यतस्य पस्त्योरत्यो न वाजं हरिवाँ अचिक्रदत् । मही चिद्धि धिषणाहर्यदोजसा बृहद्वयो दधिषे हर्यतश्चिदा ॥
Transliteration
utá smá sádma haryatásya pastyóḥ átyo ná vājáṁ hárivā̃ acikradat | mahī́ cíd dhí dhiṣáṇā́ haryád ojasā́ bṛhád váyo dadhīṣe haryatáś cidā́ ||
Translation
उत स्म सद्म हर्यतस्य पस्त्योः हरिवान् वाजं प्रति रथीवाश्वो न अचिक्रदत्। मह्येव हि धिषणा हर्यदोजसा प्रचोदिता; बृहद् उरु च वयो दधिषे—हर्यतश्चिदेव।
Word by Word
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
स्मindeed; surely
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
सद्मseat; abode; dwelling
सद्म:
अधिकारण (as ‘in/at the seat’ by sense)
TypeNoun
Rootसद्मन्
हर्यतस्यof the bay(-colored) one; of the eager/impetuous one
हर्यतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत
पस्त्योःin the two dwelling-places/homes
पस्त्योः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपस्त्य
अत्यःthe steed; racer
अत्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअत्य
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वाजम्prize; strength; (winning) food
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज
हरिवान्having bay horses
हरिवान्:
कर्तृ (apposition to subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootहरिवन्त्
अचिक्रदत्cried out; neighed; shouted
अचिक्रदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootक्रद्
महीgreatness; great power
मही:
कर्म/विशेष्य (object-like with ‘dadhise’ by sense)
TypeNoun
Rootमही
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
हिfor; indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धिषणाinspiration; sacred thought; intelligence
धिषणा:
कर्तृ/अधिष्ठातृ (as the power/insight that acts)
TypeNoun
Rootधिषणा
हर्यत्eager; impetuous; bay-colored
हर्यत्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत्
ओजसाwith might; by strength
ओजसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
बृहत्great; lofty
बृहत्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्
वयःvital power; vigor; life
वयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्
दधिषेyou have put on/assumed; you have established
दधिषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा
हर्यतश्चित्even of the eager/bay one
हर्यतश्चित्:
सम्बन्ध + —
TypeAdjective + Indeclinable
Rootहर्यत + चित्
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