Rig Veda 10.85.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.85
Devata: Sūryā (bride as luminous consciousness); attendant ritual powers (Raibhī, Nārāśaṃsī)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not metrically verified from input alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रैभ्यासीदनुदेयी नाराशंसी न्योचनी । सूर्याया भद्रमिद्वासो गाथयैति परिष्कृतम् ॥
Transliteration
raibhýāsīd anudéyī nārāśaṁsī nyòcanī | sū́ryāyā bhadrám íd vā́so gā́thayaiti páriṣkṛtam ||
Translation
رايبهِي (Raibhī) كانت المُعطيةَ الخادمة؛ وناراشَمْسِي (Nārāśaṃsī) كانت الزينةَ المُقيمةَ المُسَكِّنة. ولسُوريا (Sūryā) يمضي الثوبُ المبارك—المُرتَّبُ ترتيبًا كاملًا—مع الترتيل؛ فتُكسى النفسُ جمالًا مُصاغًا لاتحادٍ جديد.
Word by Word
रैभ्याRibhus-related, of the Ribhus
रैभ्या:
Kartā (वाक्ये कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक; रिभु-सम्बन्धी/रिभुजन-सम्बन्धी)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
अनुदेयीto be given/assigned in due order; following (as a gift/portion)
अनुदेयी:
Kartā (विशेषण; कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनु-देय (प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘देने’ से ‘देय’), स्त्री
नाराशंसीNārāśaṃsī (a ritual/auspicious goddess/element praised by men)
नाराशंसी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनाराशंस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नराशंस’—मनुष्यों द्वारा प्रशंसित/नराशंस-देवता-सम्बन्धी), स्त्री
न्य्down, in; (prefix)
न्य्:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘न्य्’ = ‘नि’ का संधिरूप)
ओचनीcovering/garment; (bridal) covering
ओचनी:
Kartā (पूर्वार्धे समन्वयः: ‘नाराशंसी न्योचनी’)
TypeNoun
Rootओचनी (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री; ‘आवरण/वस्त्र/आच्छादन’ अर्थे—विवाह-परिधान/आच्छादन)
सूर्यायाःof Sūryā (the bride, daughter of the Sun)
सूर्यायाः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्या (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य-सम्बन्धिनी/सूर्यदेवस्य कन्या; स्त्री)
भद्रम्auspicious, good
भद्रम्:
Karma (वस्त्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
(अर्थप्रबलक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात; एव/खलु/हीत्यर्थे)
वासःgarment, clothing
वासः:
Karma (गाथयैति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवासस् (प्रातिपदिक; वस्त्र)
गाथयैतिsings/recites (a gāthā), celebrates
गाथयैति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गाथय्/गाथा-य (नामधातु; ‘गाथां करोति/गायति/स्तौति’)
परिष्कृतम्adorned, well-prepared, fully decked
परिष्कृतम्:
Karma (वासः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-√कृ (कृ ‘करणे’) → परिष्कृत (कृदन्त; क्त)
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