Rig Veda 10.130.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 130, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.130
Rishi: Late 10th maṇḍala seer (traditional attribution varies by Anukramaṇī recensions)
Devata: Yajña as cosmic craft; rays/beams as assisting powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुमाँ एनं तनुत उत्कृणत्ति पुमान्वि तत्ने अधि नाके अस्मिन् । इमे मयूखा उप सेदुरू सदः सामानि चक्रुस्तसराण्योतवे ॥
Transliteration
púmāṃ enam tanute út kṛṇatti púmān ví tatne ádhi nā́ke asmín | imé mayū́khā úpa sedur ū́ sádaḥ sāmā́ni cakrus tásarāṇy ótave ||
Translation
قوّةٌ مُذَكَّرةٌ تبسطه وتقصُّه؛ وقوّةٌ مُذَكَّرةٌ تنشره على هذا السماء. هذه الأشعّةُ اقتربت وجلست؛ فصاغت الأناشيدَ (Sāman) وصنعت المكاكيكَ لنسجِ النسيج.
Word by Word
पुमान्a man (male agent)
पुमान्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस् (प्रातिपदिक) → पुमान्
एनम्him/this one
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एनम्
तनुतेstretches/extends
तनुते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तनु) ‘to stretch/extend’
उत्up, out (forth)
उत्:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग/निपात)
कृणत्तिcuts, hews
कृणत्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृत्/√कृन्त् (कृन्तति) ‘to cut, sever’
पुमान्a man
पुमान्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस् → पुमान्
विapart, asunder, widely
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तत्नेhas stretched/spread
तत्ने:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (तनु) ‘to stretch’
अधिupon, over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नाकेin/on the heaven
नाके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक) ‘heaven, firmament’
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) → अस्मिन्
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) → इमे
मयूखाःrays, beams
मयूखाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमयूख (प्रातिपदिक) ‘ray, beam’
उपnear, towards
उप:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सेदुःhave sat down/settled, have approached
सेदुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) ‘to sit, settle, approach’
ऊindeed, verily (emphatic particle)
ऊ:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊ (निपात)
सदःthe seat/assembly (sacrificial session)
सदः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसदस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘seat, session, assembly; sacrificial seat’
सामानिSāman chants
सामानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसामन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Sāman-chants’
चक्रुःhave made, fashioned
चक्रुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति) ‘to make, do’
तसराणिshuttles (weaving implements/threads)
तसराणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतसर (प्रातिपदिक) ‘shuttle; (fig.) weft/threads’
ओतवेto weave, for weaving
ओतवे:
Prayojana (purpose)
TypeVerb
Root√वे/√वय् (वेति/वयति) ‘to weave’ → ओत (PPP ‘woven’) + तुमुन्/तवे (वेदिक infinitive)
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