Rig Veda 10.117.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 117, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.117
Devata: Didactic/ethical
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verification required)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स इद्भोजो यो गृहवे ददात्यन्नकामाय चरते कृशाय । अरमस्मै भवति यामहूता उतापरीषु कृणुते सखायम् ॥
Transliteration
sá id bhójō yó gṛháve dadā́ty ánna-kāmāya cárate kṛśā́ya | áram asmai bhavati yā́ma-hūtā utā́parīṣu kṛṇute sákhāyam ||
Translation
ผู้เป็นผู้เสวยแท้จริง คือผู้ซึ่งอยู่ในเรือนแล้วให้ทานแก่ผู้พเนจรผอมบางผู้แสวงหาอาหาร. สำหรับเขา การเดินทางที่ความขัดสนเรียกหา ย่อมราบตรงและพอเพียง; แม้ในทางไกลที่สุด เขาก็ยังได้มิตรสหาย.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात) अथवा इद् (निपात) — वैदिक रूप
भोजःthe benefactor, giver
भोजः:
कर्तृ (सः…भोजः)
TypeNoun
Rootभोज (प्रातिपदिक; भुज्/भोज् ‘भोग/पालन’ से) अथवा ‘भोज’ = दाता/भोजयिता
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (यः…ददाति)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य
गृहवेto the house/home
गृहवे:
सम्प्रदान (ददाति—कस्मै?)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
ददातिgives
ददाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
अकामायto the one without desire (unasking)
अकामाय:
सम्प्रदान (ददाति—कस्मै?)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअकाम (प्रातिपदिक = अ- + काम)
चरतेwanders, goes about
चरते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (गत्यर्थे/चर्यायाम्)
कृशायto the emaciated/poor
कृशाय:
सम्प्रदान (ददाति—कस्मै?)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootकृश (प्रातिपदिक)
अरम्enough, sufficient; fittingly
अरम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम् (अव्यय)
अस्मैfor him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान (भवति—कस्मै?)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
भवतिbecomes, is
भवति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (सत्तायाम्)
यामहूताinvoked at the proper time (at the night-watch / at the appointed time)
यामहूता:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (भवति—का?)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootयाम-हूत (समास; √हु ‘आह्वाने/यज्ञे’ क्त) ; ‘याम’ = रात्रि/याम (watch) अथवा ‘याम’ = मार्ग/यात्रा (वैदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
अपरीषुin the later/outer parts; in the end (thereafter)
अपरीषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअपरी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपरी’ = दूरस्थ/पर-भाग, ‘outer parts’; वैदिक)
कृणुतेmakes (for himself), turns into
कृणुते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे)
सखायम्a friend
सखायम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
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