Rig Veda 10.11.2 — Mandala 10, Sukta 11, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.11
Rishi: Traditional: uncertain from provided data (RV 10.11 corpus)
Devata: Aditi (central); Gandharvīs/Waters as guardians; the ‘eldest brother’ as primal leader (often read as Agni or a first principle of speech/fire)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रपद्गन्धर्वीरप्या च योषणा नदस्य नादे परि पातु मे मनः । इष्टस्य मध्ये अदितिर्नि धातु नो भ्राता नो ज्येष्ठः प्रथमो वि वोचति ॥
Transliteration
rápad gandharvī́rapyā́ ca yóṣaṇā nadásya nā́de pári pātu me mán aḥ | iṣṭásya mádhye áditir ní dhātu no bhrā́tā no jyéṣṭhaḥ prathamó ví vocati ||
Translation
Nguyện các Gandharvī mau lẹ và các Nữ Thủy—những thiếu nữ—canh giữ tâm trí ta quanh tiếng vang của dòng sông. Giữa lễ phẩm đã được tuyển chọn, nguyện Aditi (Aditi) đặt để và thiết lập chúng ta; người anh cả của chúng ta, sức mạnh đầu tiên sinh ra, cất lời hiển lộ vì chúng ta.
Word by Word
रपत्moves swiftly; rushes
रपत्:
Kriyā (verbal predicate) / Kartṛ implied
TypeVerb
Rootरप्
गन्धर्वीthe Gandharvī (female Gandharva)
गन्धर्वी:
Kartā (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्वी (प्रातिपदिक) < गन्धर्व
रप्याswift-moving
रप्या:
Kartā (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootरप्या (प्रातिपदिक) < रप्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
योषणाthe young woman; maiden
योषणा:
Kartā (co-subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयोषणा (प्रातिपदिक)
नदस्यof the river; of the stream
नदस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitival relation)
TypeNoun
Rootनद (प्रातिपदिक)
नादेin/at the sound; at the roaring
नादे:
Adhikaraṇa (location)
TypeNoun
Rootनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; all around
परि:
— (modifies verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
पातुmay (she) protect
पातु:
Kriyā (main verb); Kartṛ = गन्धर्वी/योषणा
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पालने)
मेmy
मे:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma (object of पातु)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इष्टस्यof the desired (thing/rite)
इष्टस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootइष्ट (ppp of √इष ‘seek/desire’ → ‘desired, chosen’)
मध्येin the midst
मध्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (location)
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
Kartā (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; firmly
नि:
— (modifies verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
धातुmay (she) place; establish
धातु:
Kriyā (main verb); Kartṛ = अदितिः
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धारणे)
नःfor us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
भ्राताbrother
भ्राता:
Kartā (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नःour
नः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ज्येष्ठःeldest
ज्येष्ठः:
Kartā (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमःfirst
प्रथमः:
Kartā (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
विforth; distinctly
वि:
— (modifies verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
वोचतिspeaks; utters
वोचति:
Kriyā (verbal predicate); Kartṛ = भ्राता
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (वक्तृ/वचने)
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