Rig Veda 10.85.32 — Mandala 10, Sukta 85, Mantra 32
Sukta 10.85
Rishi: sūryāsāvitrī
Devata: protective warding against arātis/paripanthins in marriage passage
Chandas: anuṣṭup
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा विदन्परिपन्थिनो य आसीदन्ति दम्पती । सुगेभिर्दुर्गमतीतामप द्रान्त्वरातयः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ vídan paripanthíno yá āsī́danti dámpatī | sugébhir durgám atītā́m ápa drā́ntv arā́tayaḥ ||
Translation
मा विदन् परिपन्थिनो य आसीदन्ति दम्पती। सुगेभिर्दुर्गमतीताम् अप द्रान्त्व् अरातयः॥
Word by Word
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā́
विदन्may they find/know
विदन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ) ‘जानने’
परिपन्थिनः(the) waylayers / those who beset the path
परिपन्थिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपरि-पन्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक: पन्थिन् ‘मार्ग’ → ‘मार्ग-परिभ्रमक/घातक’)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (परिपन्थिनः का विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आसीदन्तिsit (in wait)
आसीदन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (षदँ) ‘उपवेशने/आसीदने’ + आ-
दम्पतीthe (two) spouses, husband and wife
दम्पती:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदम्पति (दम्/गृह + पति)
सुगेभिःwith easy (paths/ways)
सुगेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-ग (प्रातिपदिक: सुग ‘good-going, easy to go’)
दुर्गमतीताम्having passed beyond the hard-to-pass (way)
दुर्गमतीताम्:
कर्म (गन्तव्य/अतिक्रम्य-वस्तु)
TypeAdjective (predicative) / Kṛdanta
Rootदुर्-गम्-अतीत (दुर्गम ‘hard to go’ + अतीत ‘passed beyond’)
अपaway
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) / apa
द्रान्तुlet them run/hasten
द्रान्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√द्रा (द्राणे/द्रवणे ‘to run, hasten’)
अरातयःthe hostile ones / foes
अरातयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक: अराति ‘harm, hostile one’)
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