Rig Veda 10.26.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 26, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.26
Rishi: Not determined from provided excerpt (Anukramaṇī needed for RV 10.26)
Devata: Pūṣan
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3×8 syllables typical for such compact verse; approximate)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रत्यर्धिर्यज्ञानामश्वहयो रथानाम् । ऋषिः स यो मनुर्हितो विप्रस्य यावयत्सखः ॥
Transliteration
pratyárdhir yajñā́nām aśvaháyo ráthānām | ṛ́ṣiḥ sá yó mánurhito víprasya yāvayat-sakháḥ ||
Translation
ท่านคือดุลยภาพและส่วนอันชอบธรรมแห่งยัญญะทั้งหลาย เป็นผู้ขับเคลื่อนรถศึกให้แล่นฉับไวด้วยม้าอันทรงพลัง; ท่านคือฤๅษี (ṛṣi) เป็นสหายที่ถูกสถาปนาไว้เพื่อมนุ (Manu) ผู้ขับไล่สิ่งกีดขวางทั้งปวงที่ขัดขวางวิปร (vipra) ผู้ส่องสว่าง.
Word by Word
प्रत्यर्धिःthe counterpart/one who matches (in share/portion)
प्रत्यर्धिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्रति-अर्धि (प्रातिपदिक; अर्धि- ‘भाग/अर्ध/प्रतिभाग’)
यज्ञानाम्of the sacrifices
यज्ञानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वहयःhaving horses/steeds
अश्वहयः:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअश्व-हय (समास; अश्व ‘horse’ + हय ‘steed’)
रथानाम्of the chariots
रथानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषिःthe seer
ऋषिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ (coreferential)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मनुःManu
मनुः:
कर्तृ (in apposition)
TypeNoun (proper/name)
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
हितःplaced/appointed; set
हितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeParticiple
Root√धा (धातु) → हित (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle)
विप्रस्यof the inspired poet/priest
विप्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यावयत्drove away/warded off
यावयत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यु / √याव् (causative sense ‘to ward off/drive away’; Vedic present)
सखःthe friend/companion
सखः:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि/सख (प्रातिपदिक)
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