Rig Veda 10.158.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 158, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.158
Devata: Sūrya
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुसंदृशं त्वा वयं प्रति पश्येम सूर्य । वि पश्येम नृचक्षसः ॥
Transliteration
su-saṃdṛ́śaṃ tvā vayáṃ práti paśyema sūrya | ví paśyema nṛ́-cakṣasaḥ ||
Translation
Wahai Surya, semoga kami memandang engkau sebagai yang sepenuhnya nyata—berhadapan muka; dan semoga kami melihat seluas-luasnya, seperti mereka yang bermata manusia yang didewakan: para ṛṣi, para pelihat insan batin.
Word by Word
सु-संदृशम्well-seen, clearly visible
सु-संदृशम्:
कर्म (पश्येम् का)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुसंदृश (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + संदृश < √दृश ‘देखना’)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
कर्म (पश्येम् का)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ (पश्येम् के)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards, facing
प्रति:
अधिकारण/दिशा-निर्देश (क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
पश्येमmay we see
पश्येम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दृश (पश्य-)
सूर्यO Sun
सूर्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विwidely, distinctly
वि:
अधिकारण/प्रकार-निर्देश (क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
पश्येमmay we see
पश्येम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दृश (पश्य-)
नृ-चक्षसःhaving manly sight; keen-eyed (as men)
नृ-चक्षसः:
कर्तृ (पश्येम् के; वयम् का विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi/compound epithet)
Rootनृचक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक; नृ ‘मनुष्य’ + चक्षस् ‘दृष्टि/नेत्र’)
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