Rig Veda 10.158.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 158, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.158
Devata: Savitar; Parvata; Dhātṛ (powers of vision, stability, and establishment)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
चक्षुर्नो देवः सविता चक्षुर्न उत पर्वतः । चक्षुर्धाता दधातु नः ॥
Transliteration
cákṣur no deváḥ savitā́ cákṣur na utá párvataḥ | cákṣur dhātā́ dadhātu naḥ ||
Translation
ขอเทพสวิตฤ (Savitar) ตั้ง “ดวงตา” แห่งการเห็นไว้ในเรา; ขอปารวตะ (Parvata พลังอันมั่นคง) มอบดวงตาแก่เราเช่นกัน; ขอธาตฤ (Dhātṛ) สถาปนาความเห็นนั้นให้มั่นคงในเรา.
Word by Word
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्ययान्त नपुंसकलिङ्ग
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitṛ (the impeller, Sun-god)
सविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
पर्वतःthe mountain
पर्वतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
धाताDhātṛ (the establisher/creator)
धाता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
दधातुmay (he) place; may (he) bestow
दधातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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