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Rig Veda 10.70.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 70, Mantra 9

Sukta 10.70

Rishi: Traditionally attributed to Vādhryaśva (continuation into RV 10.70 opening Agni-invocation)
Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ (divine artisan; also linked with Aṅgirases’ fire-lineage)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

देव त्वष्टर्यद्ध चारुत्वमानड्यदङ्गिरसामभवः सचाभूः । स देवानां पाथ उप प्र विद्वाँ उशन्यक्षि द्रविणोदः सुरत्नः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.70.9
Transliteration

déva tvaṣṭar yád dha cā́ru-tvám ā́naḍ yád áṅgirasām ábhavaḥ sacā-bhū́ḥ | sá devā́nāṃ pā́tha úpa prá vidvā́n uśán yákṣi draviṇo-daḥ su-rátnāḥ ||

Translation

O göttlicher Tvaṣṭṛ, als du die schöne Gestaltung erlangtest, als du Gefährte der Aṅgirases wurdest—da, den Pfad der Götter wohl kennend, verehre sie in Sehnsucht; o Spender des Reichtums, reich an wahren Kleinoden.

Word by Word
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव् ‘दीप्तौ’
त्वष्टारिin/with Tvaṣṭṛ
त्वष्टारि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootत्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यवस्थापन)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आरुत्वम्loud-sounding/roaring nature
आरुत्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआरुत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आरु’/‘रु’ से व्युत्पन्न, ‘गर्जन/उच्चस्वरत्व’ भाव)
आनट्he sounded/roared
आनट्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनद्/नद् (धातु ‘नद्’/‘नद्’ ‘नादे’; वैदिक रूप ‘आनट्’)
यत्that which
यत्:
कर्म (सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरसाम्of the Aṅgirases
अङ्गिरसाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवःyou became
अभवः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) ‘भवति’
सचाभूःyou were together (with them)
सचाभूः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु ‘सच्’ ‘सङ्गमे/अनुगमे’) + भू (धातु)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पाथःthe path
पाथः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपाथ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पथ्/पन्था’ से ‘मार्ग’)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootविद् (धातु ‘विद्’ ‘ज्ञाने’) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
उशन्यdesiring
उशन्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable/Participle (Vedic absolutive-like)
Rootउशन्/उशनस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उश्’ ‘कामे/इच्छायाम्’ से ‘इच्छन्’)
अक्षिattain, reach
अक्षि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु ‘अश्’ ‘व्याप्तौ/अश्नुते’)
द्रविणोदःO giver of wealth
द्रविणोदः:
सम्प्रदान (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootद्रविणोदस् (प्रातिपदिक; द्रविण ‘धन’ + उदस् ‘दाता/प्रदाता’)
सुरत्नःhaving good treasures
सुरत्नः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
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