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Rig Veda 10.57.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 57, Mantra 2

Sukta 10.57

Devata: Yajña as a divine connective power (with the gods collectively as field)

यो यज्ञस्य प्रसाधनस्तन्तुर्देवेष्वाततः । तमाहुतं नशीमहि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.57.2

yó yajñásya prasā́dhanas tántur devéṣv ā́tataḥ | tám ā́hutam naśīmahi ||

ଯଜ୍ଞର ଯେ ତନ୍ତୁ ତାହାର ସତ୍ୟ ସିଦ୍ଧିକାରକ, ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପ୍ରସାରିତ—ସେ ସୁଆହୁତିକୁ ଆମେ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରି ଧାରଣ କରିବା।

यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-उपवाक्ये) / विशेष्यः
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the sacrifice’
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज्
प्रसाधनःthe accomplisher/arranger (equipment)
प्रसाधनः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (यः इत्यस्य) — ‘the accomplisher/arranger’
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसाधन (प्रातिपदिक) < प्र-√साध् + ल्युट् (करण/साधनार्थ) अथवा ‘प्रसाधन’ = ‘सज्जीकरण/साधन’
तन्तुःthe thread, warp (line)
तन्तुः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (यः इत्यस्य) — apposition
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) < √तन् (तान/विस्तार)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण (locative) — ‘among/in the gods’
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव्
आततःstretched out, extended
आततः:
विशेषण (तन्तुः इत्यस्य) / कर्मणि-भावः
TypeParticiple (adjectival) / Kṛdanta
Rootआ-√तन् (तान/विस्तार) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त) → ‘आतत’
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म (नशीमहि इत्यस्य) — ‘him’
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आहुतम्invoked; offered (as oblation)
आहुतम्:
कर्म-विशेषण (तम् इत्यस्य) — ‘as invoked/offered’
TypePast passive participle / Kṛdanta
Rootआ-√हु (ह्वान/आह्वान/हवन) + क्त → ‘आहुत’
नशीमहिwe attain; we would reach
नशीमहि:
क्रिया (मुख्यवाक्ये) — ‘we attain/seek to reach’
TypeVerb
Root√नश् (प्राप्/अश्नुते/नश् ‘to reach, attain’)

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