Mantra 8
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Agni/Ṛta as operative powers (inner fire and truth-current); hymn context continues toward Indra as well
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गुहा सतीरुप त्मना प्र यच्छोचन्त धीतयः । कण्वा ऋतस्य धारया ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
गुहा॑ स॒तीरुप॒ त्मना॒ प्र यच्छोच॑न्त धी॒तय॑: । कण्वा॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ धार॑या ॥
Transliteration
guhā́ satī́r úpa tmánā prá yát śócanta dhītáyaḥ | kaṇvā́ ṛtásya dhā́rayā ||
Translation
Though lodged in the secret cave, the inspirations, by their own inner self-nature, press forward and begin to burn; the Kaṇvas (bring them) by the streaming current of Ṛta, the Truth-Order.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
गुहा॑ । स॒तीः । उप॑ । त्मना॑ । प्र । यत् । शोच॑न्त । धी॒तयः॑ । कण्वाः॑ । ऋ॒तस्य॑ । धार॑या ॥गुहा । सतीः । उप । त्मना । प्र । यत् । शोचन्त । धीतयः । कण्वाः । ऋतस्य । धारया ॥guhā | satīḥ | upa | tmanā | pra | yat | śocanta | dhītayaḥ | kaṇvāḥ | ṛtasya | dhārayā
Word by Word
गुहाin secret, secretly
गुहा:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootगुहा (अव्यय; ‘गुह्/गुह’ धातु-सम्बद्ध ‘गुहायाम्’ अर्थे)
सतीःbeing (women/ones), existing; (here) the ‘being’ ones
सतीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत् (√अस् ‘to be’) → सती (स्त्री.)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
त्मनाby oneself, with one’s own self/power
त्मना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (आत्मन्/स्व-भाव; ‘self, own person’)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
यच्छrestrain/guide (you), hold back
यच्छ:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छति ‘to restrain/hold/guide’)
शोचन्तshining/burning (ones)
शोचन्त:
कर्म
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√शुच्/शोच् (शोचति ‘to shine/burn; to grieve’)
धीतयःinspirations, hymns, thoughts
धीतयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (√धी ‘to think/meditate’ → ‘thought, hymn, inspiration’)
कण्वाःthe Kaṇvas (seers)
कण्वाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootकण्व (ऋषि-नाम/कण्व-वंश)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (cosmic order, truth)
धारयाwith the stream/flow
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (√धृ ‘to hold’ → ‘stream, flow, current’)