Rig Veda 10.186.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 186, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.186
Devata: Vāta (Wind as life-force and healer)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वात आ वातु भेषजं शम्भु मयोभु नो हृदे । प्र ण आयूंषि तारिषत् ॥
Transliteration
vā́ta ā́ vātu bheṣajáṃ śámbhu máyo-bhu no hṛdé | prá ṇa ā́yūṃṣi tāriṣat ||
Translation
వాతుడు మాకు భేషజమై వీచుగాక—శంభు, మయోభు అయి మా హృదయంలో శాంతి, ఆనందం నింపుగాక; మా ఆయుష్షులను అతడు దాటించుగాక—క్షయాన్ని దాటి—మరింత సంపూర్ణ కాలావధికి.
Word by Word
वातःthe Wind (Vāta)
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक; √वा ‘वाति’ से निष्पन्न)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वातुlet (him/it) blow
वातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वा (वाति ‘to blow’)
भेषजम्remedy, medicine
भेषजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्भुbeneficent, auspicious
शम्भु:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशम्भु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शम्’+‘भु’)
मयोभुbringing joy/comfort
मयोभु:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमयोभु (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् ‘delight’ + भु)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हृदेto (our) heart
हृदे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःour
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आयूंषिlifespans, vital powers
आयूंषि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तारिषत्may he carry (them) through / preserve
तारिषत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तरति ‘to cross, carry over, save’)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.