Rig Veda 10.144.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 144, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.144
Devata: R̥bhu-power / Indraic vajra-force (crafting and breaking-through aspect)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयमस्मासु काव्य ऋभुर्वज्रो दास्वते । अयं बिभर्त्यूर्ध्वकृशनं मदमृभुर्न कृत्व्यं मदम् ॥
Transliteration
ayám asmā́su kā́vya ṛbhúr vájro dā́svate | ayám bibharty ūrdhvá-kṛśanaṃ mádam ṛbhúr ná kṛtvyáṃ mádam ||
Translation
This inspired R̥bhu-force is within us as a thunderbolt for the giver; it bears aloft an upward-straining ecstasy—an R̥bhu delight, not a fabricated or forced delight.
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मासुamong us / in us
अस्मासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
काव्यःthe poet-seer / inspired one
काव्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक; कवि-सम्बन्धि) अथवा कवि + य (तद्धित) → काव्य
ऋभुःR̥bhu (the divine artisan)
ऋभुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootऋभु (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रःthe thunderbolt
वज्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दास्वतेto the giver / to the generous (patron)
दास्वते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदास्वत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘to give’ → दास्वत् ‘giving, generous’)
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बिभर्तिbears / carries / supports
बिभर्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
ऊर्ध्वकृशनम्the upright-slender (thing); the raised, thin (form)
ऊर्ध्वकृशनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootऊर्ध्व + कृशन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘raised/lofty’ + ‘slender/lean’), समासः
मदम्intoxication / exhilaration
मदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभुःR̥bhu
ऋभुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootऋभु (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नnot / like
न:
(निषेध/उपमा-निपातः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
कृत्व्यम्what is to be done / a task to be done
कृत्व्यम्:
Karma
TypeVerbal adjective (gerundive)
Root√कृ (करणे) → कृत्य (भाव्य/कर्तव्य-अर्थे) → कृत्व्य (वैदिक-रूप)
मदम्exhilaration / rapture
मदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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