Rig Veda 8.32.23: Mandala 8, Sukta 32, Mantra 23
Sukta 8.32
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra (addressed through the efficacy of hymn; Surya is simile)
Chandas: Gāyatrī or Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; requires syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सूर्यो रश्मिं यथा सृजा त्वा यच्छन्तु मे गिरः । निम्नमापो न सध्र्यक् ॥
Transliteration
sū́ryo raśmíṃ yáthā sṛjá tvā yácchantu me gíraḥ | nímnam ā́po na sádhryak ||
Translation
यथा सूर्यः स्वं रश्मिं सृजति, तथा मे गिरः त्वां गृह्णन्तु धारयन्तु च। यथा आपो निम्नं प्रति सध्र्यक् प्रवहन्ति, तथा ता लक्ष्यं प्रति ऋज्व्यः प्रवहन्तु, त्वां यथास्थानं प्रत्यन्तराकर्षन्त्यः।
Word by Word
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रश्मिम्ray, rein
रश्मिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
सृजाrelease, let go
सृजा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छन्तुlet (them) restrain/hold
यच्छन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयम्
मेto/for me; my
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गिरःsongs, hymns, words
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
निम्नम्a low place; depth
निम्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनिम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रातिपदिक; pluralia tantum)
नlike, as
न:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सध्र्यक्straight/downward in a direct course
सध्र्यक्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसध्र्यक् (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)
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