Rig Veda 10.85.11: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 11
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: Sūryā Sāvitri (traditional, RV 10.85)
Devata: Sūryā; with Vedic speech-powers Ṛk and Sāman as operative agencies
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋक्सामाभ्यामभिहितौ गावौ ते सामनावितः । श्रोत्रं ते चक्रे आस्तां दिवि पन्थाश्चराचारः ॥
Transliteration
ṛk-sāmā́bhyām abhíhitau gā́vau te sā́manāv itaḥ | śrótraṃ te cakré āstām diví pánthāś carācāráḥ ||
Translation
Assentadas por Ṛk e por Sāman, as tuas duas vacas permanecem como as duas harmonias. A audição é as tuas duas rodas; e no céu há trilhas em movimento, caminhos de ida e volta.
Word by Word
ऋक्सामाभ्याम्with (the) Ṛk and Sāman (hymns)
ऋक्सामाभ्याम्:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋच् / सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) → ऋक्-, सामन्-
अभिहितौ(two) appointed/placed upon
अभिहितौ:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण) / विधेयविशेषणम्
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√धा (धा धारणे) → धित (PPP) with उपसर्ग अभि-
गावौthe two cows
गावौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सामनावितःO protector of the Sāman (chant)
सामनावितः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (agent) / epithet
Rootसामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + √अव् (अव रक्षणे/पालने) → अवितृ ‘protector’
श्रोत्रम्the ear / hearing
श्रोत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चक्रेhas made / fashioned
चक्रे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृ करणे)
आस्ताम्let the two stand / may the two remain
आस्ताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√आस् (आस् उपवेशने/स्थितौ)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव् ‘heaven’)
पन्थाःthe path
पन्थाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)
चराचारःmoving, roaming (ever-going)
चराचारः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound epithet)
Root√चर् (चर गतौ) → चर (present stem) + आ-चर (with prefix) / reduplicative dvandva-like compound
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