Rig Veda 10.85.35: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 35
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: sūryāsāvitrī
Devata: brahman as purifier of Sūryā’s rūpāṇi (forms in the rite/psyche)
Chandas: anuṣṭup
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आशसनं विशसनमथो अधिविकर्तनम् । सूर्यायाः पश्य रूपाणि तानि ब्रह्मा तु शुन्धति ॥
Transliteration
āśásanaṃ viśásanam átho adhivikártanam | sū́ryāyāḥ paśya rūpā́ṇi tā́ni brahmā́ tu śúndhati ||
Translation
Behold the forms of Sūryā—wounding, tearing, and over-cutting: these are distortions that can arise in the passage of union; but the brahman, the true mantric knowledge, purifies and makes them right.
Word by Word
आशसनम्wishing, blessing (act of wishing)
आशसनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआ-शस् (धातु) / आशसन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
विशसनम्cutting up, dismemberment
विशसनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवि-शस् (धातु) / विशसन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अथोand also, moreover
अथो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथो (निपात)
अधिविकर्तनम्cutting over/through, incision (further cutting)
अधिविकर्तनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधि-वि-कृत् (धातु) / अधिकर्तन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यायाःof Sūryā (the Sun-maiden/bride)
सूर्यायाः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootसूर्या (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य-स्त्रीलिङ्ग)
पश्यsee!, behold!
पश्य:
(आज्ञा) —
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु; पश्य-आदेश)
रूपाणिforms, appearances
रूपाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
तानिthose
तानि:
Karma (रूपाणि-विशेषण)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्माthe Brahman-priest (brahmā)
ब्रह्मा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तुbut, indeed
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (निपात)
शुन्धतिpurifies, cleanses
शुन्धति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootशुध् (धातु) / शुन्ध् (वैदिक-प्रयोग)
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