Rig Veda 10.85.10: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 10
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: Sūryā Sāvitri (traditional attribution for RV 10.85; associated with the Sūryā-vivāha hymn)
Devata: Sūryā (solar maiden) with implicit Savitṛ and the cosmic powers guiding the marriage-journey
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for this section of RV 10.85; traditional metrical assignment varies by pada-count in recensions)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मनो अस्या अन आसीद्द्यौरासीदुत च्छदिः । शुक्रावनड्वाहावास्तां यदयात्सूर्या गृहम् ॥
Transliteration
manó asyā́ aná āsīd dyáur āsīd utá cchadíḥ | śukrā́v anaḍvā́hāv āstām yád ayāt sū́ryā gṛhám ||
Translation
حين مضت سُوريَا نحو البيت، كان مَركبُها هو المَنَس؛ وكانت السماءُ غطاءَه. وكان ثورانِ لامعانِ مشدودَين إلى النير—وهكذا تمضي النفسُ المضيئة إلى مسكنِ الاتحاد.
Word by Word
मनःmind
मनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन् (to think)
अस्याःof her
अस्याः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनःcart, wagon
अनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (to be)
द्यौःheaven, sky
द्यौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/द्यिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
छदिःcovering, canopy
छदिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootछदिस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √छद् (to cover)
शुक्रौbright, shining (two)
शुक्रौ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अनड्वाहौtwo draft-oxen
अनड्वाहौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअनड्वाह्/अनडुह् (प्रातिपदिक)
आस्ताम्were (the two)
आस्ताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
यत्when/that
यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अयात्went
अयात्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (to go)
सूर्याSūryā (the bride, daughter of Sūrya)
सूर्या:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहम्to the house, home
गृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
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