Rig Veda 10.87.17: Mandala 10, Sukta 87, Mantra 17
Sukta 10.87
Rishi: Kavya Uśanas (traditional)
Devata: Agni (nṛcákṣas epithet recalled)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
संवत्सरीणं पय उस्रियायास्तस्य माशीद्यातुधानो नृचक्षः । पीयूषमग्ने यतमस्तितृप्सात्तं प्रत्यञ्चमर्चिषा विध्य मर्मन् ॥
Transliteration
saṃvatsarī́ṇaṃ páya usríyāyās tásya mā́ aśīd yātudhā́no nṛcákṣaḥ | pīyū́ṣam agne yatamáḥ titṛ́psāt táṃ pratyañcám arcíṣā vidhya márman ||
Translation
น้ำนมตลอดปีของวัวอันสว่าง ขออย่าให้ยาตุธานะได้ลิ้มลอง โอ้ผู้ทรงเห็นวิญญาณ ใครก็ตามที่แสวงหาจะดื่มน้ำอมฤต ขอให้พระองค์หันกลับมาแทงเขาด้วยเปลวไฟที่จุดชีวิต
Word by Word
संवत्सरीणम्yearly, of a year
संवत्सरीणम्:
कर्म (पयः का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसंवत्सरीण- (प्रातिपदिक; संवत्सर- से व्युत्पन्न) अथवा संवत्सर-सम्बद्ध विशेषण
पयःmilk; sap
पयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
उस्रियायाःof the milch-cow
उस्रियायाः:
सम्बन्ध (पयः का)
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिया- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दुग्धवती गौः’)
तस्यof him/it
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माशीin the month
माशी:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeNoun
Rootमास- (प्रातिपदिक)
इद्यात्should go/come
इद्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु; ‘गच्छति/एति’)
यातुधानःthe Yātudhāna (demon)
यातुधानः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधान- (प्रातिपदिक)
नृचक्षःman-eyed; watching men
नृचक्षः:
कर्तृ (यातुधानः का विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनृचक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक; नृ + चक्षस् ‘मानव-दृष्टि/मानव-नेत्र’)
पीयूषम्sweet drink; nectar
पीयूषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपीयूष- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
यतमःmost controlling/most restraining (epithet)
यतमः:
सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootयतम- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अत्यन्त/अधिकतम’)
तितृप्सात्may he desire to satiate; may he seek to drink his fill
तितृप्सात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootतृप् (धातु; ‘तर्पणे/तृप्तौ’) + सन् (desiderative) → तितृप्स-
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्यञ्चम्turned toward (you); facing
प्रत्यञ्चम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्यञ्च- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रति-अञ्च्’ = facing toward)
अर्चिषाwith flame, with radiance
अर्चिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
विध्यpierce! strike!
विध्य:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्/विध् (धातु; ‘वेधने/भेदने’)
मर्मन्in the vital spot; at the joint/marrow-point
मर्मन्:
अधिकरण (देश)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
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