Rig Veda 10.22.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 22, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.22
Devata: Dual divinities/powers (uncertain from excerpt; likely Indra with a companion or a divine pair within the hymn’s narrative)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध ग्मन्तोशना पृच्छते वां कदर्था न आ गृहम् । आ जग्मथुः पराकाद्दिवश्च ग्मश्च मर्त्यम् ॥
Transliteration
ádha gmantó uśánā pṛcchate vāṃ kádarthā na ā́ gṛhám | ā́ jagmathuḥ parākā́d diváś ca gmáś ca mártyam ||
Translation
അപ്പോൾ ഉത്സുകനായ അന്വേഷകൻ നിങ്ങളിരുവരോടും ചോദിക്കുന്നു: ഏതു ലക്ഷ്യത്താൽ നിങ്ങൾ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നു? നിങ്ങൾ ദൂരത്തുനിന്ന് വന്നു—ദിവത്തിൽ നിന്നുമും ഗൂഢഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്നുമും—മർത്ത്യ മേഖലയിലേക്കു പ്രവേശിച്ച്.
Word by Word
अधthen, now
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
ग्मन्तौthe two who came/arrived
ग्मन्तौ:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun-like)
Rootगम् (धातु) → ग्मन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
शनाquietly, gently, gradually
शना:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः/शनै (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
पृच्छतेasks, inquires
पृच्छते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ् (धातु)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध/कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
कदर्थाfor what purpose? (lit. ‘what purposes’)
कदर्था:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (interrogative compound)
Rootकद् (प्रश्न) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / us
नः:
सम्बन्ध/कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
आto, toward; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गृहम्house, home
गृहम्:
कर्म/अधिकरण (गन्तव्य)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
आto, toward
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जग्मथुःyou two have come / you two came
जग्मथुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
पराकात्from far away
पराकात्:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival adverb)
Rootपराक (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक ‘far away’)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
ग्मःthe goer/one who comes (a traveler)
ग्मः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Agent noun (archaic)
Rootगम् (धातु) → ग्म (कृदन्त/नामरूप)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
मर्त्यम्a mortal (man)
मर्त्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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