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 ॥
Transliteration
tád ít sadhástham abhí cā́ru dīdhaya gā́vo yác chā́san vahatúṃ ná dhenávaḥ | mātā́ yán mantúr yūthásya pū́rvyā́bhí vā́ṇasya saptádhātur íj jánaḥ ||
Translation
そのとき彼は、共なる座（神々の座）に美しき思惟を据える――光の光線が、乳牛のごとく従い、荷を負って運び進むとき。さらに、群れの古き母（原初の意識）がヴァーチ（聖なる言）へと向かうとき、七重の基礎をもつ人は促されて、正しき類・本性へと入る。
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सधस्थम्common seat/assembly-place
सधस्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सध-स्थ ‘साथ/सभा-स्थान’)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चारुbeautiful, dear
चारु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
दीधयत्he pondered/caused to contemplate
दीधयत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootधी/ध्या (धातु; ‘to think, to meditate’)
गावःthe cows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which/that (thing)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शासन्commanding, directing
शासन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootशास् (धातु; ‘to command, instruct’)
वहतुम्to carry, to convey
वहतुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु; ‘to carry, convey’)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
धेनवःmilch-cows
धेनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
माताmother
माता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्तुःof the counsellor/thinker
मन्तुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमन्तु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘counsel, thought, adviser’)
यूथस्यof the herd
यूथस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootयूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्याancient, primeval
पूर्व्या:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘former, ancient’)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाणस्यof the voice/utterance
वाणस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवाण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘voice/sound/arrow’—RV often ‘voice/utterance’)
सप्तधातुःof sevenfold substance
सप्तधातुः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त-धातु (समास; ‘having seven layers/constituents’)
इत्indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
जनःthe people/folk
जनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
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