Rig Veda 10.145.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 145, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.145
Devata: Oṣadhi (the plant-power; healing/compelling force)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमां खनाम्योषधिं वीरुधं बलवत्तमाम् । यया सपत्नीं बाधते यया संविन्दते पतिम् ॥
Transliteration
imā́ṃ khanāmy óṣadhiṃ vīrúdhaṃ bálavattamām | yayā́ sapátnīṃ bā́dhate yayā́ saṃvindáte pátim ||
Translation
ข้าพเจ้าขุดขึ้นซึ่งโอสถนี้ พืชเถาอันทรงพลังยิ่งนัก; ด้วยสิ่งนี้ ย่อมขจัดสปัตนี (sapatnī) คือผู้เป็นคู่แข่งร่วมสามี; ด้วยสิ่งนี้ ย่อมได้พบสามีอีกครั้ง—คู่แท้แห่งภาวะ (ผู้เป็นคู่ภายใน).
Word by Word
इमाम्this (her/this one)
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
खनामिI dig up
खनामि:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√खन् (खानने)
ओषधिम्a medicinal herb
ओषधिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरुधम्a creeping plant (vine)
वीरुधम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवीरुध्- (प्रातिपदिक)
बलवत्तमाम्the most powerful
बलवत्तमाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्- (प्रातिपदिक; बल + -वत्), तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative)
ययाby which
यया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सपत्नीम्a rival wife
सपत्नीम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसपत्नी- (प्रातिपदिक)
बाधतेshe/it repels, overcomes
बाधते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√बाध् (पीडने/निवारणे)
ययाby which
यया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
संविन्दतेshe/one finds, obtains
संविन्दते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √विद् (विन्दते; लभने/प्राप्तौ)
पतिम्a husband
पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपति- (प्रातिपदिक)
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