Rig Veda 8.29.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 29, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.29
Devata: Surya (as manifested light) and the power of Sāman/chant; implicitly the Angirasa-seer motif of bringing out the Sun
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्चन्त एके महि साम मन्वत तेन सूर्यमरोचयन् ॥
Transliteration
árcanta éke mahí sā́ma manvata téna sū́ryam arocayan ||
Translation
ചിലർ തങ്ങളുടെ സ്തുതി-ഗാനത്തിന്റെ ജ്വാലയാൽ മഹത്തായ സാമൻ ധ്യാനിച്ചു; അതിനാൽ അവർ സൂര്യനെ പ്രകാശിപ്പിച്ചു—മറഞ്ഞിരുന്ന പ്രകാശത്തെ പ്രത്യക്ഷമാക്കി.
Word by Word
अर्चन्तिthey praise / sing
अर्चन्ति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च् (अर्चति)
एकेsome (men/priests)
एके:
कर्तृ (अर्चन्ति-कर्तारः)
TypeAdjective (pronominal) / Numeral
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
विशेषण (अर्चन्ति-क्रियायाः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; also from मह्/महत्- ‘great’ in Vedic usage)
सामa sāman-chant / sacred melody
साम:
कर्म (अर्चन्ति—यत् स्तुवन्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootसामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्वतthey think/consider; they intend
मन्वत:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते/मनुते; Vedic: मन्वते)
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
करण (means/instrument)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म (अरोचयन्—यम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अरोचयन्they caused to shine; they made (it) shine forth
अरोचयन्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (रोचते); causative √रुच् → रोचयति
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