Rig Veda 10.119.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 119, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.119
Rishi: Agastya Māna
Devata: Soma
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नहि मे रोदसी उभे अन्यं पक्षं चन प्रति । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Transliteration
náhi me ródasī ubhé anyáṃ pákṣaṃ caná práti | kuvít sómasyāpā́m ití ||
Translation
నిజంగా, నా ఎదుట ప్రతిపక్షంగా ద్యావా–పృథివీ—ఉభయమూ—నిలువవు. బహుశా సోమస్య ఆపః (జలము) నుంచే లోకాలతో ఈ మహత్తర సమత్వం జన్మించిందేమో.
Word by Word
नहिindeed not / surely not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (न + हि)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
कर्म (with implied verb ‘to find/seek/obtain’ etc.)
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-युगल ‘द्यावापृथिव्यौ’)
उभेboth
उभे:
विशेषण (qualifier of रोदसी)
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-विशेषण ‘both’)
अन्यम्another / other
अन्यम्:
विशेषण (qualifier of पक्षम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
पक्षम्side / wing
पक्षम्:
कर्म (object of ‘प्रति’ with implied verb: ‘towards/against another side/wing’)
TypeNoun
Rootपक्ष
चनeven / at all (with negation)
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच + न (enclitic)
प्रतिtowards / against
प्रति:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootप्रति
कुवित्perhaps? / whether?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (निपातसमास; interrogative particle)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitival: ‘of Soma’)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitival: ‘of the waters’)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (आपः)
इतिthus / so
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
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