Rig Veda 10.86.23 — Mandala 10, Sukta 86, Mantra 23
Sukta 10.86
Rishi: Traditionally: Indra-related dialogue hymn; RV 10.86 often connected with Indra and Vṛṣākapi (and Indrāṇī) in later tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; narrative/dialogue hymns commonly Triṣṭubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पर्शुर्ह नाम मानवी साकं ससूव विंशतिम् । भद्रं भल त्यस्या अभूद्यस्या उदरमामयद्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः ॥
Transliteration
parśúr ha nā́ma mānavī sā́kaṃ sasūva viṃśatím | bhadráṃ bhala tyásyā abhūd yásyā udáram ā́mayad víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||
Translation
Parśu, the human woman, indeed brought forth twenty at once; a fortunate good came to her—she whose womb was afflicted—because Indra rose above all and bore her beyond the universal pressure.
Word by Word
पर्शुःParśu (a man/person named Parśu)
पर्शुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपर्शु- (प्रातिपदिक) < √पृश्/पर्श् (छेदने) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्ध)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
नामby name, called
नाम:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (निपात)
मानवीa woman of Manu’s line; a human woman
मानवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमानवी- (प्रातिपदिक) < मनु- (मानव) + ई (स्त्री)
साकम्together (with)
साकम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय)
ससूवshe bore, gave birth
ससूव:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सू (प्रसवे)
विंशतिम्twenty
विंशतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविंशति- (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
भद्रम्good, auspicious
भद्रम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
भलBhala (a person named Bhala)
भल:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभल- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बल/भल’ इति वैदिक-रूप/नाम)
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
अभूत्became, was
अभूत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (सत्तायाम्)
यस्याःwhose
यस्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
उदरम्belly, womb
उदरम्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउदर- (प्रातिपदिक)
आमयत्became diseased; pained
आमयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अम्/√आम् (रोगे/पीडने) (वैदिक)
विश्वस्मात्from everyone/everything
विश्वस्मात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तरःsuperior; higher; later (as predicate)
उत्तरः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर- (प्रातिपदिक)
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