Rig Veda 10.10.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 10, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.10
Rishi: Yama (within the dialogue frame; response voice is Yama-like restraint)
Devata: Devānāṁ spaśaḥ / Varuṇic surveillance (implicitly), and Yama as law
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न तिष्ठन्ति न नि मिषन्त्येते देवानां स्पश इह ये चरन्ति । अन्येन मदाहनो याहि तूयं तेन वि वृह रथ्येव चक्रा ॥
Transliteration
ná tíṣṭhanti ná ní míṣantyeté devā́nāṁ spáśa ihá yé cáranti | anyéna mádāhano yā́hi tū́yaṁ téna ví vṛhe rathyéva cakrā́ ||
Translation
न तिष्ठन्ति न निमिषन्त्येते देवानां स्पश इह ये चरन्ति। अन्येन मदाहन याहि तूयं; तेन रथ्येव चक्रा विवृह स्वयम्।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तिष्ठन्तिthey stand / remain
तिष्ठन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (तिष्ठ-)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
निdown; in (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
मिषन्तिthey blink / wink
मिषन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमिष्
एतेthese
एते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
स्पशःspies; watchers
स्पशः:
Kartā (apposition to एते)
TypeNoun
Rootस्पश्
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
चरन्तिthey move about; roam
चरन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
अन्येनby another (way/means)
अन्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootअन्य
मदाहनःO burner of intoxication (epithet)
मदाहनः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमदाहन
याहिgo!
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया
तूयम्swiftly
तूयम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूयम्
तेनby that (means)
तेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
विapart; asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
वृहtear apart; rend
वृह:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृह्
रथ्येवlike a chariot-road
रथ्येव:
Adhikaraṇa/उपमान (simile)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootरथ्या + इव
चक्राwheels
चक्रा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र
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