Rig Veda 10.136.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 136, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.136
Devata: Munis / Vāta (Wind) as supporting power; Devāḥ as witnessing powers
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मुनयो वातरशनाः पिशङ्गा वसते मला । वातस्यानु ध्राजिं यन्ति यद्देवासो अविक्षत ॥
Transliteration
múnayo vā́ta-raśaṇāḥ piśáṅgā vasate málā | vā́tasyā́nu dhrā́jiṃ yanti yád devā́so ávikṣata ||
Translation
Muni log hawa pehna ke ghoomte hain. Unka rang peela-pila hai, dhool unke kapde ban gayi hai. Woh hawa ke saath saath chalte hain. Jab bhagwan unpe nazar daalte hain, tab woh bhagwaan ki taraf chale jaate hain.
Word by Word
मुनयःsages, silent ascetics
मुनयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि- (प्रातिपदिक)
वातरशनाःwind-girdled (having the wind as their girdle)
वातरशनाः:
कर्तृ (मुनयः-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवात- + रशनā- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
पिशङ्गाःtawny, reddish-brown
पिशङ्गाः:
कर्तृ (मुनयः-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपिशङ्ग- (प्रातिपदिक)
वसतेthey dwell / they wear (as clothing)
वसते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वस् (वस् निवासे)
मलाःsoiled garments / rags
मलाः:
कर्म (वसते)
TypeNoun
Rootमल- (प्रातिपदिक)
वातस्यof the wind
वातस्य:
सम्बन्ध (अनु)
TypeNoun
Rootवात- (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (अनुगमनार्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय)
ध्राजिम्course, rushing track (swift movement)
ध्राजिम्:
कर्म (यन्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootध्राजि- (प्रातिपदिक)
यन्तिthey go, they follow
यन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या (या प्रापणे/गत्यर्थे)
यत्when / that
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (उपवाक्य-प्रवर्तक)
TypeIndeclinable (relative) / Pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
कर्तृ (अविक्षत)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
अविक्षतthey beheld, they looked upon
अविक्षत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विक्ष् (विक्ष् व्याप्तौ/दर्शने) + अव- (उपसर्ग)
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