Rig Veda 10.115.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 115, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.115

Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva tradition indicated by 10.115.5; hymn as a whole is Kāṇva-associated)

Devata: Agni (as child, messenger, establishing power)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (typical for Agni hymns in this register; verify by scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

चित्र इच्छिशोस्तरुणस्य वक्षथो न यो मातरावप्येति धातवे । अनूधा यदि जीजनदधा च नु ववक्ष सद्यो महि दूत्यं चरन् ॥

Transliteration

citrā́ íc chiśós tarúṇasya vakṣáthó ná yó mātárāv apyéti dhā́tave | anūdhā́ yádi jī́janad ádhā ca nú vavákṣa sadyó máhi dūtyàṃ caran ||

Translation

Wondrous indeed is the growth of the young child, who goes even beyond the two Mothers to establish (his) foundation. When he is kindled along the paths, then immediately he bears the great embassy, moving as the messenger.

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Word by Word

• चित्रः: bright, splendid (one)
• चित्रः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• इच्छिशोः: of the desiring/striving one
• इच्छिशोः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun (agent/possessor)
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु) → इच्छि- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• तरुणस्य: of the young one
• तरुणस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• वक्षथः: the bearer/vehicle (carrying power)
• वक्षथः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह् (धातु) / वक्षथ (नाम/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ‘वाहन/वहन’)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मा॒तरौ: (his) two mothers
• मा॒तरौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपि: also; towards; up to
• अपि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• एति: goes, approaches
• एति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• धातवे: to place/establish; to put
• धातवे: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Verbal noun (infinitive)
• Root: धा (धातु)

• अनूढाः: (those) not yet led/borne; unyoked/undrawn
• अनूढाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: अनूढ (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् ‘to carry’ with उपसर्ग अनु-, past passive participle)

• यदि: if, when
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)

• जीजनत्: begetting, generating
• जीजनत्: Kartā (participial predicate)
• Type: Participle
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जीजनत् (वेदिक caus./intens. present participle)

• अधा: then, thereafter
• अधा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधा (अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)

• ववक्ष: has carried; has borne
• ववक्ष: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु) → ववक्ष (वेदिक परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट-रूप)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)

• महि: greatly, mightily
• महि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महि (अव्यय/निपात; ‘greatly’)

• दूत्यम्: messengership; mission
• दूत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• चरन्: moving, going about (as he goes)
• चरन्: Kartā (concomitant action)
• Type: Participle
• Root: चर् (धातु)