Rig Veda 2.35.10: Mandala 2, Sukta 35, Mantra 10
Sukta 2.35
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Apāṃ Napāt
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हिरण्यरूपः स हिरण्यसंदृगपां नपात्सेदु हिरण्यवर्णः । हिरण्ययात्परि योनेर्निषद्या हिरण्यदा ददत्यन्नमस्मै ॥
Transliteration
híraṇya-rūpaḥ sá híraṇya-sandṛg apā́ṃ napā́t séd u híraṇya-varṇaḥ | híraṇyayāt pári yóner niṣádya híraṇya-dā́ dádati ánnam asmai ||
Translation
সুৱৰ্ণৰূপ, সুৱৰ্ণদৰ্শন—আপাং নপাত্, হঁয়, সুৱৰ্ণবৰ্ণ। সুৱৰ্ণ-যোনিৰ চাৰিওফালে নিসদ্য (আসীন) হৈ, হিৰণ্যদা (সুৱৰ্ণদাতা)সকলে তেওঁৰ বাবে পোষণ (অন্ন) দান কৰে।
Word by Word
हिरण्यरूपःgolden-formed, of golden appearance
हिरण्यरूपः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य- + रूप
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
हिरण्यसंदृक्golden-seeing, having a golden gaze
हिरण्यसंदृक्:
विशेषणम् (सः)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य- + संदृश् (दृश्) → संदृक्
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (स्त्री.)
नपात्offspring/son (epithet: ‘Child of the Waters’)
नपात्:
कर्तृ (सः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
सम्बन्ध (निपातः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
उverily, moreover
उ:
सम्बन्ध (निपातः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
हिरण्यवर्णःgolden-coloured
हिरण्यवर्णः:
विशेषणम् (सः)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य- + वर्ण
हिरण्ययात्from/away from the golden (place/realm)
हिरण्ययात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootहिरण्यय (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, all about
परि:
सम्बन्ध (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
योनेःof the womb/seat (source)
योनेः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (स्त्री.)
निषद्यhaving sat down, taking his seat
निषद्य:
सम्बन्ध (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerbal indeclinable (gerund)
Rootनि-√सद् (सदँ) → निषद्य (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
हिरण्यदाःthe giver of gold
हिरण्यदाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहिरण्य- + दा (प्रातिपदिक: ‘giving gold’)
ददातिgives
ददाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दा (डुदाञ्)
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (नपुं.)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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