Rig Veda 10.97.17 — Mandala 10, Sukta 97, Mantra 17
Sukta 10.97
Rishi: Bhiṣaj (healer-seer) / Oṣadhi hymn tradition
Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ (descending healing powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अवपतन्तीरवदन्दिव ओषधयस्परि । यं जीवमश्नवामहै न स रिष्याति पूरुषः ॥
Transliteration
avá-patantīr avadan divá oṣádhayaḥ pári | yáṃ jīváṃ aśnávāmahai ná sá riṣyāti pū́ruṣaḥ ||
Translation
โอสถทั้งหลายร่วงลงมาจากสวรรค์ แล้วแผ่ไปโดยรอบ ผู้ใดที่เราบรรลุถึงและรับเขาเข้าสู่กระแสแห่งชีวิต ผู้นั้นย่อมไม่ถูกทำร้าย—ไม่ตกสู่ความบาดเจ็บ
Word by Word
अवdown; away; forth (preverb)
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग) अव (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
पतन्तीः(they) flying/falling down
पतन्तीः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun-like)
Rootपत् (धातु) → पतन्ती (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अवत्they spoke/uttered
अवत्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया) / Kartṛ-kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअव (उपसर्ग) + वद् (धातु)
दिवःof heaven; from the sky
दिवः:
Apādāna (स्रोत/उद्गम) / सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ-)
ओषधयःthe herbs/plants
ओषधयः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध: पतन्तीः/अवत्)
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; all about; forth (preverb)
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जीवम्living; alive
जीवम्:
Karma (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootजीव (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्नवामहैwe attain; we obtain
अश्नवामहै:
Kriyā (उपवाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु: अश्नुते ‘प्राप्नोति/अश्नोति’)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सःhe; that (person)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रिष्यतिis harmed; perishes; suffers injury
रिष्यति:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरिष् (धातु: रिष्यति ‘हानिं गच्छति/विपद्यते’)
पूरुषःthe man; the person
पूरुषः:
Kartā/अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध (सः = पूरुषः)
TypeNoun
Rootपूरुष (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक रूप ‘पूरुष’ = ‘पुरुष’)
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