Rig Veda 10.127.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 127, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.127
Devata: Rātrī (Night)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ओर्वप्रा अमर्त्या निवतो देव्युद्वतः । ज्योतिषा बाधते तमः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ uru aprā́ḥ amartyā́ ni-váto devī́ ut-vátaḥ | jyótiṣā bā́dhate támaḥ ||
Translation
Luas dan tidak pernah luput, Dewi yang abadi, ia datang dari yang rendah dan dari yang tinggi; dengan cahayanya ia menolak mundur kegelapan.
Word by Word
उर्वप्राःwide-spreading (she)
उर्वप्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्वप्रा- (प्रातिपदिक; उर्व- ‘विस्तृत’ + प्रा- ‘पूरक/प्रसारक’)
अमर्त्याimmortal
अमर्त्या:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-मर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
निवतःfrom the low-lying (regions)
निवतः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootनि-वात- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी- (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्वतःfrom the high-lying (regions)
उद्वतः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootउद्-वात- (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिषाwith light
ज्योतिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
बाधतेdrives away / repels
बाधते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (धातु)
तमःdarkness
तमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
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