Rig Veda 10.85.31: Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 31
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: sūryāsāvitrī
Devata: yaksmanāśana / protective deities in marriage context (as per verse content)
Chandas: anuṣṭup
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये वध्वश्चन्द्रं वहतुं यक्ष्मा यन्ति जनादनु । पुनस्तान्यज्ञिया देवा नयन्तु यत आगताः ॥
Transliteration
yé vadhváś candráṃ vahatúṃ yakṣmā́ yánti janā́d ánu | púnas tā́n yajñíyā devā́ náyantu yátá ā́gatāḥ ||
Translation
Quaisquer forças consumptivas que sigam atrás da noiva para levar sua alegria luminosa, que os deuses que sustentam o sacrifício as reconduzam ao lugar de onde vieram.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वध्वःbrides
वध्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवधू (prātipadika)
चन्द्रम्the moon
चन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र (prātipadika)
वहतुम्to carry/lead (as in bridal procession)
वहतुम्:
Prayojana (purpose) / Karma-anvaya
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootवह् (धातु) → वहतु (infinitive-stem)
यक्ष्माःdiseases, afflictions
यक्ष्माः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष्म (prātipadika)
यन्तिgo
यन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
जनात्from the people
जनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootजन (prātipadika)
अनुafter, following
अनु:
(upapada) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (avyaya)
पुनःagain, back
पुनः:
(adverb) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (avyaya)
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
यज्ञियाःworthy of sacrifice, worshipful
यज्ञियाः:
Kartā (as qualifier of देवाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (prātipadika; from यज्ञ ‘sacrifice’)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
नयन्तुmay (they) lead
नयन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
यत्where/that which
यत्:
Karma (of आगताः, in sense ‘to which/whence’ as relative marker)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
आगताःhaving come, arrived
आगताः:
Kartā (of implied ‘they have come’ = यक्ष्माः)
TypeVerb (PPP used adjectivally)
Rootआ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (past participle)
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