Rig Veda 10.32.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 32, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.32

Rishi: Unknown/varied traditions for RV 10.32; commonly treated as Indra hymn with late book attributions uncertain

Devata: Agni/Inner Fire as the guided seer-power; with Indraic overtones of illumination (contextual)

Chandas: Jagatī (likely; 12-syllable tendency in 10.32; requires full metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तदित्सधस्थमभि चारु दीधय गावो यच्छासन्वहतुं न धेनवः । माता यन्मन्तुर्यूथस्य पूर्व्याभि वाणस्य सप्तधातुरिज्जनः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.32.4

Transliteration

tád ít sadhástham abhí cā́ru dīdhaya gā́vo yác chā́san vahatúṃ ná dhenávaḥ | mātā́ yán mantúr yūthásya pū́rvyā́bhí vā́ṇasya saptádhātur íj jánaḥ ||

Translation

Maka sungguh ia menaruh pikiran yang indah pada singgasana bersama (para dewa), ketika Sinar-sinar Cahaya, laksana sapi perah, patuh dan mengangkut beban itu ke depan. Ketika Ibu purba dari kawanan (Kesadaran mula) bergerak menuju Sabda, manusia yang berlandas tujuh-lapis pun terdorong ke jenisnya yang benar.

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Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• सधस्थम्: common seat/assembly-place
• सधस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सध-स्थ ‘साथ/सभा-स्थान’)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• चारु: beautiful, dear
• चारु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)

• दीधयत्: he pondered/caused to contemplate
• दीधयत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धी/ध्या (धातु; ‘to think, to meditate’)

• गावः: the cows
• गावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शासन्: commanding, directing
• शासन्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (धातु; ‘to command, instruct’)

• वहतुम्: to carry, to convey
• वहतुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु; ‘to carry, convey’)

• न: like
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• धेनवः: milch-cows
• धेनवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)

• माता: mother
• माता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: when/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मन्तुः: of the counsellor/thinker
• मन्तुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्तु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘counsel, thought, adviser’)

• यूथस्य: of the herd
• यूथस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्व्या: ancient, primeval
• पूर्व्या: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘former, ancient’)

• अभि: towards, over
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वाणस्य: of the voice/utterance
• वाणस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘voice/sound/arrow’—RV often ‘voice/utterance’)

• सप्तधातुः: of sevenfold substance
• सप्तधातुः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त-धातु (समास; ‘having seven layers/constituents’)

• इत्: indeed
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• जनः: the people/folk
• जनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)