Rig Veda 10.85.30: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 30
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: sūryāsāvitrī
Devata: vadhūvāsaḥ saṃsparśanindā
Chandas: anuṣṭup
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्रीरा तनूर्भवति रुशती पापयामुया । पतिर्यद्वध्वो वाससा स्वमङ्गमभिधित्सते ॥
Transliteration
aśrīrā tanū́r bhavati ruśátī pā́payā muyā́ | patír yád vadhvò vāsásā svám áṅgam abhidhítsate ||
Translation
その惑わす外なる衝動によって、身は真の光彩を失い、偽りのきらめきへと傾く。夫が花嫁の自らの身を、ただ衣によって――内なる魂ではなく表の形によって――占めようとするとき。
Word by Word
अश्रीराwithout beauty/splendour
अश्रीरा:
Kartā (वाक्यस्य कर्तृ-पदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-श्रीर (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास) < श्रीर/श्री (समृद्धि/शोभा)
तनूःthe body
तनूः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
भवतिbecomes
भवति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू
रुशतीshining, radiant
रुशती:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरुशत् (प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमानकृदन्त-विशेषण) < √रुश्/रुच् (दीप्तौ)
पापयाby evil, through sin
पापया:
Karaṇa (हेतु-करणभावः: ‘by/through evil’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
अमुयाby that (one), thereby
अमुया:
Karaṇa (तृतीया-सहचरः)
TypePronoun
Rootअमु (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःthe husband
पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when
यत्:
(सम्बन्धसूचकः)
TypeIndeclinable/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
वध्वःof the bride
वध्वः:
Sambandha (षष्ठी: ‘of the bride/wife’)
TypeNoun
Rootवधू (प्रातिपदिक)
वाससाwith a garment, by clothing
वाससा:
Karaṇa (करणम्: ‘with/by a garment’)
TypeNoun
Rootवासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वम्one’s own
स्वम्:
Karma (विशेष्यस्य कर्मत्वे सहचरः)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गम्limb, body-part
अङ्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिधित्सतेdesires to put on / intends to cover
अभिधित्सते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√धा (धातु) + सन् (इच्छार्थक) → धित्स (desiderative stem)
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