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Rig Veda 10.71.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 71, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.71

Rishi: Bṛhaspati (Angirasa tradition) / hymn attributed in Anukramaṇī to Bṛhaspati
Devata: Vāc (the Word), with Bṛhaspati as the inspired power presiding over sacred speech
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas)

सक्तुमिव तितउना पुनन्तो यत्र धीरा मनसा वाचमक्रत । अत्रा सखायः सख्यानि जानते भद्रैषां लक्ष्मीर्निहिताधि वाचि ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.71.2

saktúm iva títāunā punántaḥ yátra dhīrā́ manásā vā́cam ákrata | átrā sakhā́yaḥ sakhyā́ni jānate bhadráiṣāṃ lakṣmī́r nihitā́dhi vā́ci ||

Jaise aata chhanni se saaf kiya jata hai, waise hi buddhi wale log apne shabd ko saaf karte hain. Apne mann se soch ke shabd banate hain. Dost apne dosti ke rishte ko jaante hain. Unki acchi kismat shabd mein chupi hoti hai.

सक्तुम्parched grain/meal
सक्तुम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण) / उपमेय-क्रियायाः विषयः
TypeNoun
Rootसक्तु- (प्रातिपदिक) < √सञ्ज्/√सच् (PIE *sekʷ- ‘to follow/attach’, semantic development to ‘meal/flour’ in Vedic) [lexical noun]
इवlike, as
इव:
— (उपमा-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात) [indeclinable]
तितउनाwith a sieve/strainer
तितउना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootतितउ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sieve/strainer’, Vedic) [instrument noun]
पुनन्तःpurifying, cleansing
पुनन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पू (पवने/शोधने) → पुनन्त् (वर्त. कृदन्त, शतृ)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकरण (स्थान) / सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (अव्यय; य-प्रत्यय) स्थानवाचक
धीराःthe wise (men)
धीराः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootधीरा- (प्रातिपदिक) < √धी (बुद्धौ) / धीर ‘wise’
मनसाwith (their) mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्- (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन् (मनने)
वाचम्speech, word
वाचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्- (प्रातिपदिक) < √वच् (वचने)
अक्रतthey fashioned/formed
अक्रत:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे) → अ-क्रत्
अत्रhere, in this (matter)
अत्र:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय) स्थानवाचक
सखायःfriends
सखायः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘friend’
सख्यानिfriendships, bonds of friendship
सख्यानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘friendship, friendly ties’
जानतेthey know/recognize
जानते:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (अवबोधने) → जानते
भद्राauspicious, good
भद्रा:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (वाक्ये ‘लक्ष्मीः’ सह)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘auspicious, good’
एषाम्of these (people), their
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एषाम्
लक्ष्मीःfortune, prosperity (the ‘mark’ of good)
लक्ष्मीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootलक्ष्मी- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘mark, fortune, prosperity’
निहिताplaced, deposited
निहिता:
— (विशेषण; ‘placed’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootनि-√धा (स्थापने) → निहित (भूतकृदन्त, क्त) → निहिता
अधिupon, in
अधि:
अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध (उपरि/अधिष्ठान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) ‘upon, over’
वाचिin speech, in the word
वाचि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्- (प्रातिपदिक) < √वच्

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