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Rig Veda 10.10.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 10, Mantra 9

Sukta 10.10

Rishi: Yama (dialogic voice)
Devata: Sūrya (as cakṣus), Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (paired powers), and the twin principle
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

रात्रीभिरस्मा अहभिर्दशस्येत्सूर्यस्य चक्षुर्मुहुरुन्मिमीयात् । दिवा पृथिव्या मिथुना सबन्धू यमीर्यमस्य बिभृयादजामि ॥

Transliteration

rā́trībhirasmā́ áhbhir daśasyétsū́ryasya cákṣur muhúr unmimīyāt | divā́ pṛthivyā́ mithunā́ sabandhū́ yamī́ryámasya bibhṛyād ajā́mi ||

Translation

فلتخدمه بالليالي وبالأيام؛ ولتنفتح عينُ سُوريا مرارًا وتكرارًا. السماءُ والأرضُ زوجٌ، ذوا قرابةٍ وارتباط؛ فلتَحْمِلْ يَمي يَما—لا في اختلاطٍ غيرِ مشروع، بل كمن يحمل قوّةَ التوأم بلا التباس.

Word by Word
रात्रीभिःwith nights
रात्रीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अहभिःwith days
अहभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअहन्/अह- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘day’)
दशस्येत्should serve / should honor
दशस्येत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदशस्य- (धातु; दशस्यति ‘to serve, worship, honor’)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःthe eye
चक्षुः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
मुहुःagain and again
मुहुः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुः (अव्यय)
उत्up, out
उत्:
(क्रियायोग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
मिमीयात्should measure
मिमीयात्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमा (धातु; ‘to measure’)
दिवाby day / in the daytime
दिवा:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘day/sky’)
पृथिव्याःof the Earth
पृथिव्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- (प्रातिपदिक)
मिथुनाthe pair (two together)
मिथुना:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन/वर्णन-प्रथमा)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootमिथुन- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘paired, a couple’)
सबन्धूkinsmen, of one kin
सबन्धू:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस-बन्धु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having the same kinship’)
यमीःYamī
यमीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयमी- (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
यमस्यof Yama
यमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootयम- (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
बिभृयात्should bear / should maintain
बिभृयात्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु; ‘to bear, support, maintain’)
अजामिnot a sister (non-sibling)
अजामि:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-जामि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘not a sister’, i.e., not of the same womb)
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