Rig Veda 8.94.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 94, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.94
Devata: Implied cosmic Mother/support (often read as Aditi/Prithivi-like support), within a Marut-Soma hymn frame
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्या देवा उपस्थे व्रता विश्वे धारयन्ते । सूर्यामासा दृशे कम् ॥
Transliteration
yásyā devā́ upásthe vratā́ víśve dhāráyante | sū́ryāmāsā dṛśé kám ||
Translation
ໃນອົງຂອງນາງ, ເທບະທັດທຸກພະອົງຮັກສາກົດໝາຍຂອງການປະຕິບັດທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ; ດວງອາທິດ ແລະ ດວງຈັນຖືກປັກຖອງໄວ້ທີ່ນັ້ນເພື່ອໃຫ້ເຫັນ, ເພື່ອໃຫ້ວິໄສທັດສຳເລັດ.
Word by Word
यस्याःof whom/whose
यस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → यस्-
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
उपस्थेin the lap/bosom
उपस्थे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतानिvows/ordinances (fixed laws)
व्रतानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
कर्तृ (देवाः इत्यस्य विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
धारयन्तेthey uphold/bear
धारयन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धातु)
सूर्यौthe Sun (and)
सूर्यौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मासौthe Moon/month (pair: Sun and Moon)
मासौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
दृशेfor seeing / to be seen
दृशे:
सम्प्रदान (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun (verbal noun/infinitival dative)
Rootदृश् (धातु) → दृश्- (कृदन्त/नामरूप)
कम्whom?/what? (interrogative)
कम्:
कर्म (दृशे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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