Rig Veda 10.85.38: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 38
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: sūryāsāvitrī
Devata: Agni (mediator of transition; giver of prajā)
Chandas: anuṣṭup
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तुभ्यमग्रे पर्यवहन्त्सूर्यां वहतुना सह । पुनः पतिभ्यो जायां दा अग्ने प्रजया सह ॥
Transliteration
túbhyam ágre páry avahan sū́ryāṃ vahatúnā saha | púnaḥ pátibhyo jāyā́ṃ dā agne prajā́yā saha ||
Translation
ആദ്യം നിനക്കായി അവർ സൂര്യയെ വരയാത്രയോടെ ചുറ്റിക്കൊണ്ടുവന്നു; ഇപ്പോൾ, ഹേ അഗ്നേ, അവളെ ഭർത്താക്കൾക്കു വീണ്ടും ഭാര്യയായി നല്കുക—പ്രജാശക്തിയോടുകൂടെ.
Word by Word
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रेat first; formerly
अग्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; forth (as preverb)
परि:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootपरि
अवहन्they carried/led
अवहन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु) + अव (उपसर्ग) (+ परि-)
सूर्याम्Sūryā (the bride)
सूर्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतुनाwith the bridal conveyance/procession
वहतुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवहतु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘carrying, bridal procession’)
सहtogether with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
पुनःagain; back
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पतिभ्यःto the husbands
पतिभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
जायाम्a wife
जायाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजाया (प्रातिपदिक)
दाःgive
दाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रजयाwith offspring
प्रजया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
सहtogether with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
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