Rig Veda 10.58.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 58, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.58
Devata: Manas (recalled) with the four directions as dispersal-field
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्ते चतस्रः प्रदिशो मनो जगाम दूरकम् । तत्त आ वर्तयामसीह क्षयाय जीवसे ॥
Transliteration
yát te cátasraḥ prádiśo mánó jagā́ma dūrákam | tát te ā́ vartayāmasīhá kṣayā́ya jīváse ||
Translation
Wenn dein Geist weit fortgegangen ist in die vier Himmelsrichtungen, eben diesen Geist wenden wir dir hier zurück – zum festen Wohnen, zum Leben.
Word by Word
यत्that which / whatever
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वय-निर्देशक (relative connector)
TypePronoun (relative) / Indeclinable-like usage
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
तेyour / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चतस्रःfour
चतस्रः:
विशेषण (qualifier)
TypeNumeral adjective
Rootचतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रदिशःquarters, directions
प्रदिशः:
अधिकरण (directions as loci/quarters) / also can be ‘from the quarters’ in sense-context
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्र-√दिश्) / प्रदिश्-प्रातिपदिक
मनःmind
मनः:
कर्तृ (subject of जगाम)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
जगामwent, has gone
जगाम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
दूरकम्far away
दूरकम्:
कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (goal of motion)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially) / Noun-like
Rootदूरक- (दूर + क प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (object of आवर्तयामसि)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान (recipient)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आback, towards
आ:
क्रिया-विशेषक (directional)
TypePreverb / Indeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वर्तयामसिwe cause to return / we bring back
वर्तयामसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवर्तयति (causative) < √वृत्/√वर्त् (to turn, to roll)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
क्षयायfor dwelling, for home
क्षयाय:
प्रयोजन-सम्प्रदान (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dwelling, home, abode’)
जीवसेfor life, for living
जीवसे:
प्रयोजन-सम्प्रदान (purpose)
TypeNoun (abstract) / infinitival-dative sense
Rootजीवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘life, living’) / from √जीव्
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