Rig Veda 10.56.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 56, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.56
Devata: Vājin (a power of plenitude; possibly Indra or a generic victorious force addressed as ‘vājin’)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तनूष्टे वाजिन्तन्वं नयन्ती वाममस्मभ्यं धातु शर्म तुभ्यम् । अह्रुतो महो धरुणाय देवान्दिवीव ज्योतिः स्वमा मिमीयाः ॥
Transliteration
tanū́s te vājin tanváṃ náyantī vāmám asmábhyaṃ dhā́tu śárma túbhyam | áhruto mahó dharuṇā́ya devā́n divī́va jyótiḥ svám ā́ mimīyāḥ ||
Translation
ああ、豊穣の主よ。汝を導く汝の具身の力が、われらのために望ましき安らぎを、また汝自身のためにももたらさんことを。損なわれることなく、大いなる基盤のために、天において神々のためにするがごとく、汝みずからの光を量り定めよ。
Word by Word
तनूःbody, person
तनूः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतनू- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिन्O winner/steed; O vigorous one
वाजिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवाजिन्- (प्रातिपदिक) < वाज-
तन्वम्body, self
तन्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतनू- (प्रातिपदिक)
नयन्तीthey lead, they bring
नयन्ती:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootनी (नयति) धातु
वामम्good, desirable (boon)
वामम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवाम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धातुmay (he) bestow/place
धातु:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootधा (दधाति) धातु
शर्मshelter, protection, comfort
शर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अह्रुतःun-deceitful, straight, not false
अह्रुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअह्रुत- (प्रातिपदिक) < √ह्रु/ह्रव् ‘to be crooked/deceive’ (निषेध-पूर्वक)
महोof the great (one)
महो:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
धरुणायfor support/firm foundation
धरुणाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootधरुण- (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ ‘to hold’
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवीवas if in heaven
दिवीव:
अधिकारण (उपमान-सहित)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिवि + इव (अव्यय)
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वम्one’s own
स्वम्:
विशेषण (कर्म)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मिमीयाःyou should measure out / apportion
मिमीयाः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√मा (मिमीते/मिमाय) ‘to measure, mete out’
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