Rig Veda 10.8.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 8, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.8
Devata: Agni (solarized, with sūra/arṇa imagery)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यो मूर्धानं पित्रोररब्ध न्यध्वरे दधिरे सूरो अर्णः । अस्य पत्मन्नरुषीरश्वबुध्ना ऋतस्य योनौ तन्वो जुषन्त ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yó mūrdhā́naṃ pitrór árabdha ny àdhvaré dadhire sū́ro árṇaḥ | asyá pátmann áruṣīr áśvabudhnā ṛtásya yónau tanvò juṣanta ||
Translation
二人の親（天と地）の頂を取り、それを祭儀に据えたその者——太陽のごとく輝く奔流。彼の進みゆく歩みにおいて、赤き諸力、馬を基とするものどもは、ṛta（宇宙の正しき秩序）の胎内に、己が具身の姿として歓び憩う。
Word by Word
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मूर्धानम्head, summit
मूर्धानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पित्रोःof the two parents
पित्रोः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अरब्धःhaving seized/laid hold (of), grasping
अरब्धः:
Kartā (as qualifier of यः)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootरभ् (धातु) → अरब्ध (कृदन्त, PPP)
निdown, into
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग) / ni (preverb)
अध्वरेin the sacrifice (ritual)
अध्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
दधिरेthey have placed/established
दधिरे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
सूरःthe Sun; the shining one
सूरः:
Kartā (appositional/subject term) अथवा विशेष्य (to यः)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णःflood, wave, stream (of waters/light)
अर्णः:
Karma (semantic object/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पत्मन्in the flight/course (path of movement)
पत्मन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुशीःthe ruddy (mares/rays)
अरुशीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअरुशी (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वबुध्नाःhaving horses as their base; horse-based/horse-founded
अश्वबुध्नाः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective (Bahuvrīhi/Tatpuruṣa-like epithet)
Rootअश्व-बुध्न (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
योनौin the womb/source
योनौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वःof (their) body/self
तन्वः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषन्तthey enjoy/favor; they take delight in
जुषन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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