Rig Veda 10.110.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 110, Mantra 6

Sukta 10.110

Devata: Uṣas–Naktā (Dawn and Night) as complementary powers presiding over the sacrifice’s rhythm

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable, based on RV 10 style and verse length; requires pada-count verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ सुष्वयन्ती यजते उपाके उषासानक्ता सदतां नि योनौ । दिव्ये योषणे बृहती सुरुक्मे अधि श्रियं शुक्रपिशं दधाने ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.110.6

Transliteration

ā suṣváyantī yajáte upā́ke uṣásānáktā sadatāṃ ní yónau | divyé yóṣaṇe bṛhatī́ surukmé adhí śríyaṃ śukrapíśaṃ dádhāne ||

Translation

Biarlah Fajar dan Malam, yang membangunkan yajña dari dekat, bersemayam dalam rahim keselarasan mereka sendiri. Dalam medan kewanitaan ilahi, yang luas dan berhias indah, mereka menegakkan keindahan yang bercahaya dan rupa terang kemilau di dalam diri kami.

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Word by Word

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• सु-ष्वयन्ती: well-swelling / well-stirring (as she comes)
• सु-ष्वयन्ती: Kartā
• Type: Verb (present participle)
• Root: √ष्वय् (ष्वयते) + सु- (उपसर्ग)

• यजते: worships, performs sacrifice
• यजते: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (यजते)

• उपाकॆ: at the vicinity, near
• उपाकॆ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाक (प्रातिपदिक)

• उषासा: Dawn (and)
• उषासा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नक्ता: Night (together with Dawn)
• नक्ता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्त्/नक्तम् (प्रातिपदिक) → नक्ता (वैदिक द्विवचन)

• सदताम्: let the two sit / take their seat
• सदताम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति/सदति)

• नि: down, into
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• योनौ: in the seat, in the womb/abode
• योनौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिव्ये: in the heavenly
• दिव्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• योषणे: in the (female) abode / in the place of union
• योषणे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषण (प्रातिपदिक)

• बृहती: the lofty/great (one)
• बृहती: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहती (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुरुक्मे: in the well-golden (place), richly adorned
• सुरुक्मे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-रुक्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• श्रियम्: splendour, prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुक्रपिशम्: brightly adorned / with shining decoration
• शुक्रपिशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: शुक्र-पिश (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• दधाने: placing, bearing, putting on
• दधाने: Kartā
• Type: Verb (present participle)
• Root: √धा (धत्ते) + दधा- (कृदन्त आधार)