Rig Veda 10.96.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.96
Rishi: Not specified in provided text; hymn RV 10.96 is an Indra-stuti (late maṇḍala).
Devata: Indra (Harivat / invoked through the Haris)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 10.96; verify against pada count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अरं कामाय हरयो दधन्विरे स्थिराय हिन्वन्हरयो हरी तुरा । अर्वद्भिर्यो हरिभिर्जोषमीयते सो अस्य कामं हरिवन्तमानशे ॥
Transliteration
araṁ kā́māya hárayo dadhanvire sthirā́ya hinván hárayo hárī turā́ | árvadbhi r yó háribhir jóṣam ī́yate só asya kā́maṁ hárivantam ānaśe ||
Translation
अरं कामाय हरयो दधन्विरे, स्थिराय हिन्वन् हरयो हरी तुरा। अर्वद्भिर्यो हरिभिर्जोषमीयते, सोऽस्य कामं हरिवन्तमानशे॥
Word by Word
अरम्duly, sufficiently, fittingly
अरम्:
विशेषण-भावे (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √ऋ (अर्थे ‘योग्य/समर्थ’) से निपातित
कामायfor (his) desire/wish
कामाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
हरयःthe tawny (horses)
हरयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
दधन्विरेhave sped/are set in motion
दधन्विरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धन्व्/√धनु (धन्वते/धन्विरे; ‘वेगं कुर्वन्ति/धावन्ति’)
स्थिरायfor firmness/steadfastness
स्थिराय:
सम्प्रदान (लक्ष्यार्थे)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
हिन्वन्impelling, urging on
हिन्वन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb
Root√हिन् (प्रेरणे)
हरयःthe tawny (horses)
हरयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
हरीthe two tawny ones (pair of steeds)
हरी:
कर्तृ/सहकर्ता (युगलरूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
तुराswift, impetuous
तुरा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वद्भिःwith the steeds
अर्वद्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धवाचक)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरिभिःwith the tawny ones (horses)
हरिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
जोषम्delight, favor, enjoyment
जोषम्:
कर्म (भावकर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजोष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तोष/प्रीति/अनुग्रह’)
ईयतेgoes/comes, proceeds
ईयते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गत्यर्थे)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्/अदस् (सर्वनाम; ‘अस्य’ = ‘of him/this’)
कामम्desire, wish
कामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
हरिवन्तम्possessing tawny steeds
हरिवन्तम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootहरिवन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि-युक्त/हरि-सम्पन्न’)
आनशेattains, reaches
आनशे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (व्याप्तौ/प्राप्तौ; वैदिक ‘आनशे’ = ‘reaches/attains’)
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