Mantra 2
Sukta 18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यदस्य दक्षिणमक्ष्यसौ स आदित्यो यदस्य सव्यमक्ष्यसौ स चन्द्रमाः
IAST Transliteration
yád asya dákṣiṇam ákṣy asáu sá ādityó yád asya savyám ákṣy asáu sá candramā́ḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
That which is his right eye—yonder, that is the Āditya; and that which is his left eye—yonder, that is the Moon.
Word by Word
यत्that which / as for (what)
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्ययः -त्
अस्यof him/its
अस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य
दक्षिणम्right (side)
दक्षिणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्षिeye
अक्षि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
असौthat (yonder one)
असौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → असौ
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सः
आदित्यःĀditya (the Sun)
आदित्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्and that which / as for what
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्ययः -त्
अस्यof him/its
अस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य
सव्यम्left (side)
सव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्षिeye
अक्षि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
असौthat (yonder one)
असौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → असौ
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सः
चन्द्रमाःthe Moon
चन्द्रमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक) → चन्द्रमाः
Attribution
Rishi: Anonymous Vratya tradition
Devata: Āditya (Sun) and Candramas (Moon) as embodied in the Vratya
Chandas: Prose-like identificatory style
Mantra Rasa
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