Rig Veda 10.85.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.85
Devata: Soma; Aśvins; Savitṛ; Sūryā (as bride)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; not metrically verified from input alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सोमो वधूयुरभवदश्विनास्तामुभा वरा । सूर्यां यत्पत्ये शंसन्तीं मनसा सविताददात् ॥
Transliteration
sómo vadhūyúr abhavad aśvínāstām ubhā́ varā́ | sū́ryāṁ yát pátye śáṃsantīṁ mánasā savitā́ ádadāt ||
Translation
Soma wurde zum Freier der Braut; die beiden Aśvins waren jenes erwählte Paar. Als Sūryā, den Gatten preisend, da gab Savitṛ sie hin — durch den Geist (manas).
Word by Word
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सु- ‘to press/extract’ → सोम ‘pressed juice’)
वधूयुःa bride-seeker, suitor
वधूयुः:
Kartā (समास/विशेषणरूपेण सोमस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवधूयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bride-seeking/suitor’)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
अश्विनौthe two Aśvins
अश्विनौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उभाboth
उभा:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वराःsuitors/wooers
वराः:
Kartā (अश्विनोः विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्याम्Sūryā (the maiden/bride)
सूर्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which/that
यत्:
Karma (शंसन्तीम् इत्यस्य कर्म-सम्बन्धे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पत्येfor (her) husband
पत्ये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
शंसन्तीम्praising/declaring
शंसन्तीम्:
Karma (सूर्याम् विशेषयति)
TypeParticiple
Root√शंस् (to praise/declare) → शंसन्ती (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
मनसाwith (her) mind, mentally
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitṛ
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अददात्gave
अददात्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (to give)
Ritual Application
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