Rig Veda 10.154.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 154, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.154
Devata: Yama (explicit); Pitṛs (invoked company)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये चित्पूर्व ऋतसाप ऋतावान ऋतावृधः । पितॄन्तपस्वतो यम ताँश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात् ॥
Transliteration
yé cit pū́rva ṛtasā́pa ṛtávāna ṛtāvṛ́dhaḥ | pitṝ́ṃ tápasvato yama tā́ṃś cid evā́pi gacchatāt ||
Translation
اے یم، وہ یقیناً ان قدیم لوگوں کے پاس جائے جو رت کے ساتھی تھے، رت کے مالک تھے، رت کو بڑھاتے تھے، ان پدرماؤں تک جو تپ سے مالا مال تھے، ان سب تک وہ پہنچے۔
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
पूर्वेthe former/ancient (ones)
पूर्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतसापःcompanions/followers of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतसापः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋत-साप (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
ऋतावानःpossessing ṛta, truthful/ordered
ऋतावानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावृधःincreasing/advancing ṛta
ऋतावृधः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋता-वृध् (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
पितॄन्the Fathers (ancestors)
पितॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
तपस्वतःaustere, practicing tapas
तपस्वतः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतपस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
यमO Yama
यम:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्indeed, even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
एवjust, indeed
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
अपिalso, moreover
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
गच्छतात्let (him/it) go; may (he) go
गच्छतात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
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