Rig Veda 10.171.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 171, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.171
Devata: Indra (as bringer-forward of Sūrya/illumination)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं त्यमिन्द्र सूर्यं पश्चा सन्तं पुरस्कृधि । देवानां चित्तिरो वशम् ॥
Transliteration
tváṁ tyám indra sū́ryaṁ paścā́ sántaṁ purás kṛdhi | devā́nāṁ cit tiró váśam ||
Translation
โอ้พระอินทระ ท่านทรงทำให้ดวงอาทิตย์ซึ่งอยู่เบื้องหลังนั้นมาตั้งอยู่เบื้องหน้า—ยิ่งไปกว่าการครอบงำอันจำกัดของเหล่าเทพ. ขอท่านนำแสงให้ขึ้นเป็นผู้นำแห่งการเห็นของเรา.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्यम्that (yonder)
त्यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्य’ = एतदर्थक-प्रयोग)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper) / Vocative
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म (त्यम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन) तथा मुख्यकर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्चाafterwards; behind
पश्चा:
अधिकरण (काल/क्रम) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चा (अव्यय) < पश्चात्-भाव
सन्तम्being; existing (as)
सन्तम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (present active) used adjectivally
Rootअस् (धातु) → सत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
पुरस्कृधिplace in front; put forward
पुरस्कृधि:
क्रिया (कर्मणि प्रवर्तक)
TypeVerb
Rootपुरस् + कृ (धातु) → पुरस्कृ (करणे/अग्रेकरणे)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्तिरःthe discerning one; the wise/knowing (one)
चित्तिरः:
कर्तृ (द्वितीय-पादे निहित-क्रियायाः/वाक्यांशस्य कर्ता) अथवा ‘वशम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचित्तिर (प्रातिपदिक; RV-प्रयोगः ‘चित्तिर’ = चिन्तन/प्रज्ञा/विवेक इत्यर्थकः) अथवा ‘चित्तिर’ (विशेषण)
वशम्control; dominion; power
वशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवश (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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