Rig Veda 10.96.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.96
Rishi: Not specified in provided text (RV 10.96 Indra hymn).
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दिवि न केतुरधि धायि हर्यतो विव्यचद्वज्रो हरितो न रंह्या । तुददहिं हरिशिप्रो य आयसः सहस्रशोका अभवद्धरिम्भरः ॥
Transliteration
diví ná ketúr ádhi dhāyi haryató vivyácad vájro hárīto ná raṁhyā́ | túdad áhīṁ háriśipro yá ā́yasaḥ sahásraśokā abhavad dharim-bharáḥ ||
Translation
दिवि न केतुरधि धायि हर्यतो विव्यचद्वज्रो हरितो न रंह्या । तुददहिं हरिशिप्रो य आयसः सहस्रशोका अभवद्धरिम्भरः ॥
Word by Word
दि॒विin heaven
दि॒वि:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ ‘स्वर्ग’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
केतुःa banner; a sign, beacon
केतुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धायिwas set/placed
धायि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
हर्यतःof the tawny one (Hari)
हर्यतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि-वर्ण/हरि-युक्त’)
विव्यचत्spread out, extended
विव्यचत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootव्यच् (धातु) + वि-
वज्रःthe thunderbolt
वज्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हरितःtawny, golden
हरितः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootहरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
रंह्याःof the swift one (swift mare/stream)
रंह्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootरंह्या (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वेगवती/शीघ्रगामिनी’)
तुदत्striking, smiting
तुदत्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootतुद् (धातु)
अहिम्the serpent (Ahi)
अहिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
हरिशिप्रःhaving tawny cheeks/jaws
हरिशिप्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootहरि-शिप्र (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
आयसःof iron; iron-like
आयसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootआयस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘लौह/आयसमय’)
सहस्रशोकाःhaving a thousand flames/gleams
सहस्रशोकाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-शोक (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) + अभि-
हरिम्भरःthe bearer of the tawny (steeds); Hari-bearer
हरिम्भरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरिम्भर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि-वाह/हरि-धारक’)
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