Rig Veda 10.95.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 95, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.95
Rishi: Purūravas–Urvāśī dialogue tradition (RV 10.95)
Devata: Luminous forces associated with Uṣas/Urvāśī; imagery of cows/rays and flowing ranks
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या सुजूर्णिः श्रेणिः सुम्नआपिर्ह्रदेचक्षुर्न ग्रन्थिनी चरण्युः । ता अञ्जयोऽरुणयो न सस्रुः श्रिये गावो न धेनवोऽनवन्त ॥
Transliteration
yā su-jūrṇíḥ śréṇiḥ sumné’āpír hradé-cákṣur ná granthinī́ caraṇyúḥ | tā́ añjáyo’ruṇáyo ná sasruḥ śríye gā́vo ná dhenávo’navanta ||
Translation
かの速やかに流れゆく列は、福徳に満ち、胸の奥に眼をもち、結ばれず、自在に歩む。赤き塗香のごとく流れ、栄えと増益のために来たりぬ、牛の群れのごとく、尽きぬ乳牛のごとく。
Word by Word
याshe who
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
सु-जूर्णिःvery swift / of good speed
सु-जूर्णिः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootजूर्णि (prātipadika; ‘swift/impetuous motion’), with उपसर्ग/उपपद ‘सु-’
श्रेणिःa line/row; (here) a well-ordered course
श्रेणिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेणि (prātipadika)
सुम्न-आपिःbringing good favor / attaining grace
सुम्न-आपिः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootआपि (prātipadika ‘attainment/approach’), with पूर्वपद ‘सुम्न’
ह्रदेin the lake/pool
ह्रदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootह्रद (prātipadika)
चक्षुः(as) an eye; a sight
चक्षुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (prātipadika)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
ग्रन्थिनीknotty; tangled
ग्रन्थिनी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootग्रन्थिन्/ग्रन्थिनी (prātipadika from √ग्रन्थ ‘to tie, knot’)
चर-ण्युःroaming; moving about
चर-ण्युः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचर (dhātu √चर् ‘to move, roam’) + प्रत्यय -ण्यु (kṛt)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
अञ्जयःthe anointers / the bright ones
अञ्जयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअञ्जि/अञ्ज (prātipadika; ‘ointment, coloring’; also ‘anointed/bright’ as adj.)
अरुणयःruddy; tawny
अरुणयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण (prātipadika)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
सस्रुःthey ran/flowed
सस्रुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृ (to flow/run) with reduplication; perfect
श्रियेfor splendor/prosperity
श्रिये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (prātipadika)
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
धेनवःmilch-cows
धेनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (prātipadika)
अनवन्तthey did not help / they were not favorable
अनवन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (to help, favor) with privative/negative nuance in context; finite form
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