Rig Veda 7.33.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 33, Mantra 9

Sukta 7.33

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭhas)

Devata: Yama (law/boundary) and Apsarases (inspirational currents); inwardly: dharma of measure and the flowing intuition

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

त इन्निण्यं हृदयस्य प्रकेतैः सहस्रवल्शमभि सं चरन्ति । यमेन ततं परिधिं वयन्तोऽप्सरस उप सेदुर्वसिष्ठाः ॥

Transliteration

tá ín niṇyáṁ hṛ́dayasya pra-ketáiḥ sahásra-valśam abhí sám caranti | yaména tatáṁ pari-dhíṁ váyanto 'psárasa úpa sedúr vasiṣṭhā́ḥ ||

Translation

They move about the secret place of the heart by their powers of luminous discernment, encompassing the thousand-branched growth. Weaving the boundary that is stretched by Yama’s law, the Vasiṣṭhas have drawn near to the Apsarases (the flowing inspirations).

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Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• निण्यम्: the hidden/inner (thing)
• निण्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अन्तर/गुह्य/निहित’)

• हृदयस्य: of the heart
• हृदयस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रकेतैः: by (their) signs/insights
• प्रकेतैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकेत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘चिह्न/संकेत/प्रज्ञा’)

• सहस्रवल्शम्: thousand-branched
• सहस्रवल्शम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-वल्श (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘हजार-डाल/हजार-शाखा’)

• अभि: towards, over
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• चरन्ति: they move, they go about
• चरन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्

• यमेन: with/through Yama
• यमेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक; देवता ‘यम’)

• ततम्: stretched, extended
• ततम्: कर्म
• Type: Participle
• Root: तन् (धातु) → ततम् (कृदन्त; क्त)

• परिधिम्: enclosure, boundary, circuit
• परिधिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वयन्तः: weaving
• वयन्तः: कर्तृ
• Type: Participle
• Root: वे/वय् (धातु ‘वय्’ = ‘बुनना’) → वयन्त् (शतृ)

• अप्सरसः: Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरसः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सेदुः: they sat down, they approached
• सेदुः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्

• वसिष्ठाः: the Vasiṣṭhas (Vasiṣṭha’s line/men)
• वसिष्ठाः: कर्तृ (सम्बोधन/नाम-निर्देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)