Rig Veda 10.136.5 — Mandala 10, Sukta 136, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.136
Rishi: Keśin Dārbhya
Devata: Vāta/Vāyu as cosmic life-power; Keśin as its embodied rider/vehicle
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वातस्याश्वो वायोः सखाथो देवेषितो मुनिः । उभौ समुद्रावा क्षेति यश्च पूर्व उतापरः ॥
Transliteration
vātásyā́śvo vāyóḥ sákhā́tho devéṣito muníḥ | ubháu samudrā́vā́ kṣeti yáś ca pū́rva utā́paraḥ ||
Translation
The Muni is the steed of the Wind, the friend of Vāyu, driven by the gods. He dwells in both oceans—what is before and what is beyond—moving between the two immensities of existence.
Word by Word
वातस्यof the Wind (Vāta)
वातस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वःthe horse
अश्वः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
वायोःof Vāyu
वायोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
सखा(as) a companion/friend
सखा:
कर्तृ (subject; apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक; इ-प्रातिपदिक)
अथोand then/also
अथो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथो (निपात; अथ + उ)
देवेषितःimpelled/commissioned by the gods
देवेषितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-ईषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ईष्/ईश् ‘to impel, command’ से निष्पन्न; ‘देवेषित’ = देवैः ईषितः)
मुनिःthe sage (muni)
मुनिः:
कर्तृ (subject; in apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
उभौboth
उभौ:
कर्म (object; with क्षेति)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रौthe two seas/oceans
समुद्रौ:
कर्म (object; ‘both seas’)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto/towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्षेतिdwells/abides
क्षेति:
क्रिया (predicate); कर्ता = मुनिः/सखा
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (क्षि/क्षे) ‘to dwell, abide’
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
पूर्वःformer/earlier
पूर्वः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (of यः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand/also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
अपरःlater/other (the latter)
अपरः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (of यः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
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