Rig Veda 10.58.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 58, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.58
Devata: मनस्/प्राण-सम्बन्धी देवशक्ति (restoration of the mind); implicitly the healing/recalling power invoked by the speaker
Chandas: अनुष्टुभ् (approx.; 8+8+8+8 with refrain-like cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्ते समुद्रमर्णवं मनो जगाम दूरकम् । तत्त आ वर्तयामसीह क्षयाय जीवसे ॥
Transliteration
yát te samudrám arṇavám máno jagā́ma dūrákam | tát te ā́ vartayāmasīhá kṣáyāya jīváse ||
Translation
Wenn dein Geist weit fortgegangen ist in den Ozean, in die wogende Flut, eben diesen Geist wenden wir dir hier zurück – zum festen Wohnen, zum Leben.
Word by Word
यत्when/that which
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा यद्-सम्बन्धी अव्यय
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
समुद्रम्ocean
समुद्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णवम्flood; billowy sea
अर्णवम्:
कर्म (समुद्रम् इत्यस्य सह) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
मनःmind
मनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जगामwent; has gone
जगाम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
दूरकम्far away
दूरकम्:
अधिकरण (गमनस्य देश/दिशा-निर्देशः) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective/Adverbial
Rootदूरक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दूर’ से)
तत्that (it)
तत्:
कर्म (वर्तयामसि इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you; for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आback; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वर्तयामसिwe bring back; we cause to return
वर्तयामसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्/वर्त् (धातु; causative sense ‘to cause to turn/return’)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
क्षयायfor dwelling; for home
क्षयाय:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
जीवसेto live
जीवसे:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन
TypeVerb (non-finite)
Rootजीव् (धातु) → जीवस्/जीवसे (इन्फिनिटिवल/दातिव-प्रयोगः)
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