Rig Veda 10.119.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 119, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.119
Rishi: Agastya Māna
Devata: Soma (source of priyam—delightful inspiration)
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप मा मतिरस्थित वाश्रा पुत्रमिव प्रियम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Transliteration
úpa mā matír asthita vāśrā́ putrám iva priyám | kuvít sómasyāpā́m ití ||
Translation
ความคิดหนึ่งได้เข้ามาใกล้ข้าและตั้งอยู่เคียงข้าง—ดุจแม่โคที่ร้องก้องเข้าไปหาลูกโคอันเป็นที่รัก. บางทีแรงดลใจอันสนิทนี้จักเกิดจากสายน้ำแห่งโสมะ (Soma) กระมัง.
Word by Word
उपup to; towards; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
माme; to me
मा:
Karma (प्राप्तव्य/आश्रय) / Sampradāna (लाभार्थ) संदर्भानुसार
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (अहम्-प्रातिपदिक)
मतिःthought; inspiration; intention
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति- (√मन् ‘to think’ से भाववाचक)
अस्थितstood; came to rest; approached
अस्थित:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (स्थाऽ ‘to stand’) + आङ् (उपसर्ग)
वाश्राlike a lowing cow; crying (one)
वाश्रा:
Kartā (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाश्रा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cow/lowing (one)’, ‘bellowing/crying’—वैदिक)
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
प्रियम्dear; beloved
प्रियम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक)
कुवित्perhaps?; is it possible?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (निपात; प्रश्न/संशयार्थ)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘water’)
इतिthus; so
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (निपात)
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