Rig Veda 10.57.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 57, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.57
Devata: Manas (restored), with Sūrya as goal of vision
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त एतु मनः पुनः क्रत्वे दक्षाय जीवसे । ज्योक्च सूर्यं दृशे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ ta etu mánáḥ púnaḥ krátve dákṣāya jīváse | jyók ca sū́ryaṃ dṛśé ||
Translation
May your Mind come back to you—back for will and right discernment, for life, and for the long seeing of the Sun (the inner light).
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
तेto you, for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एतुlet (it) come
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) / √i ‘to go’
मनःmind, thought
मनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain, back
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
क्रत्वेfor resolve/will-power (krátu)
क्रत्वे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षायfor skill/ability (dákṣa)
दक्षाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
जीवसेto live, for living
जीवसे:
Prayojana (purpose) / Sampradāna-भाव
TypeVerb (infinitival form)
Rootजीव (धातु) / √jīv ‘to live’
ज्योक्long (time), continually
ज्योक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्योक् (अव्यय; Vedic)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
सूर्यम्the sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दृशेto see
दृशे:
Prayojana (purpose)
TypeVerb (infinitival form)
Rootदृश् (धातु) / √dṛś ‘to see’
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