Rig Veda 10.184.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 184, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.184
Devata: Sinīvālī, Sarasvatī, and the Aśvins (procreative/creative establishment of the ‘garbha’)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गर्भं धेहि सिनीवालि गर्भं धेहि सरस्वति । गर्भं ते अश्विनौ देवावा धत्तां पुष्करस्रजा ॥
Transliteration
gárbhaṃ dhehi sinīvāli gárbhaṃ dhehi sarasvati | gárbhaṃ te aśvinau devāv ā dhattāṃ púṣkara-srajā ||
Translation
Lege den Keim ein, o Sinīvālī; lege den Keim ein, o Sarasvatī. Die beiden Aśvins, die göttlichen, mögen dir diesen Keim einsetzen – mit dem Lotuskranz geschmückt –, damit die innere Geburt gefestigt sei.
Word by Word
गर्भम्womb/embryo (offspring)
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्यय-रहित
धेहिplace; grant
धेहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ्) — ‘to place, put’
सिनीवालिO Sinīvālī (goddess of fertility)
सिनीवालि:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper name/vocative)
Rootसिनीवाली (देवी-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्womb/embryo
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace; grant
धेहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ्)
सरस्वतिO Sarasvatī
सरस्वति:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper name/vocative)
Rootसरस्वती (देवी-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्womb/embryo
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अश्विनौthe two Aśvins
अश्विनौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (देव-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
देवौthe two gods
देवौ:
कर्तृ (अश्विनौ इति विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun (apposition)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; in
आ:
(क्रिया-विशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
धत्ताम्let them place; may they bestow
धत्ताम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ्) — ‘to place, put’
पुष्करस्रजा(the two) lotus-garlanded
पुष्करस्रजा:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुष्कर-स्रज् (समास: पुष्कर ‘lotus’ + स्रज् ‘garland’)
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