Rig Veda 8.96.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.96
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Maṇḍala 8).
Devata: Indra (acting with śacī; remover of obscurations)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अव द्रप्सो अंशुमतीमतिष्ठदियानः कृष्णो दशभिः सहस्रैः । आवत्तमिन्द्रः शच्या धमन्तमप स्नेहितीर्नृमणा अधत्त ॥
Transliteration
áva drapsó aṃśumátīm atiṣṭhad iyānáḥ kṛṣṇó daśábhiḥ sahásraiḥ | ā́vat tám índraḥ śacyā́ dhámantam ápa snéhitīr nṛmánā adhatta ||
Translation
अव द्रप्सो अंशुमतीम् अतिष्ठत्; इयानः कृष्णो दशभिः सहस्रैः। आवत्तम् इन्द्रः शच्या धमन्तम्; अप स्नेहितीः नृमणा अधत्त॥
Word by Word
अवdown, away
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
द्रप्सःthe drop; (mythic) the drop/stream
द्रप्सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्रप्स (प्रातिपदिक)
अंशुमतीम्the radiant/beam-bearing (one)
अंशुमतीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिष्ठत्stood, came to a stand
अतिष्ठत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
इयानःgoing, moving
इयानः:
Kartā (सह-विशेषणम् द्रप्सः)
TypeParticiple
Rootइ (धातु) → इयान (कृदन्त, परिप्रसार/वेदिक)
कृष्णःblack, dark
कृष्णः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रैःwith thousands
सहस्रैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, back
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अवत्तम्the two turned back/returned
अवत्तम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (धातु) / वर्त् (धातु) — वेदिक रूप ‘अवत्तम्’ (लुङ्/आorist, द्विवचन)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शच्याwith Śacī (Indra’s power/consort)
शच्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशची (प्रातिपदिक)
धमन्तम्blowing, blowing upon
धमन्तम्:
Karma (यम् इन्द्रः …)
TypeParticiple
Rootध्मा (धातु) → धमन्त् (कृदन्त)
अपaway
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्नेहितीःthe sticky/greasy (things), clinging impurities
स्नेहितीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्नेहिती (प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक बहुवचन)
नृमणाःmen/warriors; manly-minded ones
नृमणाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनृमण (प्रातिपदिक)
अधत्तthey placed, they put
अधत्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
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