Rig Veda 10.99.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 99, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.99
Devata: Indraic hero with Rudra-association (Rudras as allies) or another heroic power; uncertain
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स रुद्रेभिरशस्तवार ऋभ्वा हित्वी गयमारेअवद्य आगात् । वम्रस्य मन्ये मिथुना विवव्री अन्नमभीत्यारोदयन्मुषायन् ॥
Transliteration
sá rudrébhir áśastavāra ṛ́bhvā hitvī́ gáyam āré 'avadyá ā́gāt | vamrásya manye mithunā́ vivavrī́ ánnam abhī́ty ā́rodayan muṣā́yan ||
Translation
स रुद्रेभिरशस्तवार ऋभ्वा हित्वी गयमारेअवद्य आगात्। वम्रस्य मन्ये मिथुना विवव्री अन्नमभीत्यारोदयन्मुषायन्॥
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
रुद्रेभिःwith the Rudras
रुद्रेभिः:
सह/साकं (कर्तृ-सहचर्ये) / करण
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अशस्तवारःunpraised / not (yet) lauded as best
अशस्तवारः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शस्त-वार (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + शस्त ‘praised’ + वार ‘choice/best’)
ऋभ्वाwith the R̥bhu (craftsman-god) / with the R̥bhus
ऋभ्वा:
सह/साकं (कर्तृ-सहचर्ये)
TypeNoun (proper/collective)
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
हित्वाhaving left / abandoning
हित्वा:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeVerb (absolutive)
Root√हा (जहाति) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
गयम्Gaya (a person/place-name)
गयम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootगय (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
आरेfar away
आरे:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (अव्यय)
अवद्यःblameworthy / at fault
अवद्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवद्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘blameworthy/culpable’)
आगात्came
आगात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति) उपसर्गः आ-
वम्रस्यof the ant
वम्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवम्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ant/termite’)
मन्येI think
मन्ये:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते)
मिथुनाas a pair / together
मिथुना:
करण/क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeAdjective/Adverbial noun
Rootमिथुन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pair, coupled’)
विवव्रीcovered/enclosed
विवव्री:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते ‘to cover/enclose’; वि- + reduplicated perfect)
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
अभीतिtowards/near (in approach)
अभीति:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootअभीति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘approach/attack, coming near’)
आरोदयन्they caused (someone) to cry / made (it) cry
आरोदयन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रुद् (रोदिति) causative √रोदय (रोदयति) + आ-
मुषायन्stealing / as they stole
मुषायन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√मुष् (मुष्णाति ‘to steal’) + शतृ
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