Rig Veda 10.144.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 144, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.144

Devata: Śyena/Soma motif (bringer of andhas; awakener of bandhutā)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यं ते श्येनश्चारुमवृकं पदाभरदरुणं मानमन्धसः । एना वयो वि तार्यायुर्जीवस एना जागार बन्धुता ॥

Transliteration

yaṃ te śyenáś cā́rum avṛkáṃ padā́bharad aruṇáṃ mā́nam ándhasaḥ | enā́ váyo ví tāry ā́yur jīváse enā́ jāgāra bandhútā ||

Translation

That which the falcon brought to thee with his step—beautiful, not wolfish, the ruddy measure of the pressed delight—by this the powers of life are carried beyond, by this the life-span is widened for living; by this kinship wakes.

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Word by Word

• यम्: whom/which
• यम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• श्येनः: the falcon
• श्येनः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्येन (प्रातिपदिक)

• चारुम्: beautiful, dear
• चारुम्: कर्म (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवृकम्: wolf-less; unharmed/unguarded by wolves
• अवृकम्: कर्म (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-वृक (प्रातिपदिक)

• पदा: with (his) foot/step
• पदा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभरत्: brought, carried
• अभरत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरणे)

• अरुणम्: ruddy, tawny
• अरुणम्: कर्म (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• मानम्: the precious draught; the (Soma-)measure/portion
• मानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक) [= मादक/माननीय द्रव्य, सोम-विशेषः]

• अन्धसः: of the Soma-juice
• अन्धसः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• एना: by this/thereby
• एना: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एना (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; instr. sg. of एतद्/एना-प्रयोगः)

• वयः: vital strength; vigor
• वयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, forth, widely
• वि: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• तारि: has carried across; has made to pass through
• तारि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तॄ (तरणे)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जीवसे: for living; for life
• जीवसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (dative form)
• Root: √जीव् (जीवने) → जीव (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) / जीवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• एना: by this/thereby
• एना: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एना (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• जगार: has awakened; has kept watch
• जगार: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जागृ (जागरणे)

• बन्धुता: kinship; bond of relationship
• बन्धुता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: बन्धुता (प्रातिपदिक; -ता-भाववाचक)