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Rig Veda 10.95.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 95, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.95

Rishi: Traditionally associated with the Purūravas–Urvāśī dialogue (RV 10.95); seer attribution varies in later indices; treated here as itihāsa-dialogue hymn tradition
Devata: Urvāśī–Purūravas (dialogue); underlying powers: Uṣas (illumination), and the releasing force named Vaitasena
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (dominant meter in RV 10.95)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

सा वसु दधती श्वशुराय वय उषो यदि वष्ट्यन्तिगृहात् । अस्तं ननक्षे यस्मिञ्चाकन्दिवा नक्तं श्नथिता वैतसेन ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.95.4
Transliteration

sā vásu dádhatī śváśurāya váya uṣo yádi váṣṭy ánti-gṛhāt | ástaṃ nanakṣe yásmiṃ cākán divā náktaṃ śnathitā vaitaséna ||

Translation

અંતરંગ વસુ (ધન) ધારણ કરતી તે, ઉષા સમયે શ્વશુર (વૃદ્ધ અધિકાર/શક્તિ) માટે વયઃ (જીવન-વૃદ્ધિ, પોષણ) શોધે છે, જ્યારે તે અંતિગૃહાત્—ઘર તરફ પાછી વળે છે. તે તેવા લક્ષ્યે પહોંચે છે, જ્યાં દિવસે અને રાત્રે વૈતસેન દ્વારા બંધનો તૂટે છે.

Word by Word
साshe
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सा
वसुwealth; a good (thing)
वसु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
दधतीplacing; bestowing; giving
दधती:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√धा (दधाति) — शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
श्वशुरायto the father-in-law
श्वशुराय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootश्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
वयःvigor; youth; strength
वयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उषःO Dawn
उषः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यदिif; when
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
वष्टिwishes; desires
वष्टि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वश् (वष्टि) अथवा √वश्/√वश् (इच्छार्थे) — लट्
अन्तिnear; in the presence (of)
अन्ति:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्ति
गृहात्from the house
गृहात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तम्home; to the setting (place)
अस्तम्:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअस्तम् (अव्यय/नाम; ‘home, setting’)
ननक्षेhas reached; has come
ननक्षे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√नश् (नशति/ननक्ष) — लिट् (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट)
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → यस्मिन्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अकन्appeared; shone
अकन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कन्/√कृ (वेदिक रूप; ‘to shine/appear’ इत्यर्थे) — लुङ्/आर्ष-रूप
दिवाby day; in the daytime
दिवा:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) → दिवा
नक्तम्by night; at night
नक्तम्:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम्
श्नथिताpierced; struck; loosened
श्नथिता:
कर्तृ/विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Root√श्नथ् (to pierce/strike/loosen) — क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
वैindeed
वै:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
तसेनwith a reed; with a cane
तसेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootतस (प्रातिपदिक) / तस- (वेदिक) + -इन् (करणवाचक)
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