Rig Veda 10.85.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.85
Devata: Satya/Ṛta as sustaining principles; Ādityas; Soma; Sūrya (as upholder of dyauḥ)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not metrically verified from input alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सत्येनोत्तभिता भूमिः सूर्येणोत्तभिता द्यौः । ऋतेनादित्यास्तिष्ठन्ति दिवि सोमो अधि श्रितः ॥
Transliteration
satyénottábhītā bhū́miḥ sū́ryeṇottábhītā dyáuḥ | ṛténa ādityā́s tíṣṭhanti diví sómo ádhi śritáḥ ||
Translation
Durch Wahrheit ist die Erde gestützt; durch die Sonne ist der Himmel gestützt. Durch Ṛta, die rechte Ordnung, stehen die Ādityas fest im lichten Raum; und Soma ist dort oben eingesetzt, gegründet in der Höhe.
Word by Word
सत्येनby truth; with truth
सत्येन:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract) / Instrumental phrase
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सत् (√अस् ‘to be’) + -य
उत्तभिताpropped up; supported
उत्तभिता:
कर्म (भूमेः विशेषण-रूपेण) / विधेय
TypeParticiple (past passive) used predicatively
Rootउद्-√स्तभ् (स्तम्भने ‘to prop/support’)
भूमिःthe earth
भूमिः:
कर्तृ (वाक्य-विषयः) / अधिकरण-भावार्थे ‘earth’
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्येणby the Sun
सूर्येण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तभिताpropped up; supported
उत्तभिता:
कर्म (द्यावः विशेषण-रूपेण) / विधेय
TypeParticiple (past passive) used predicatively
Rootउद्-√स्तभ् (स्तम्भने)
द्यौःthe sky; heaven
द्यौः:
कर्तृ (वाक्य-विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ / द्याव् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतेनby ṛta (cosmic order); by right order
ऋतेन:
करण
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋ (गतौ/ऋते ‘cosmic order’)
आदित्याःthe Ādityas
आदित्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठन्तिstand; remain
तिष्ठन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति-आदेशः; स्थितौ ‘to stand’)
दिविin heaven; in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (locative)
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ (वाक्य-विषयः)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon; over
अधि:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्धसूचक
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रितःresting; placed; supported
श्रितः:
कर्म (सोमस्य विशेषण-रूपेण) / विधेय
TypeParticiple (past passive) used predicatively
Root√श्रि (श्रयणे ‘to lean on, rest on, resort to’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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