Rig Veda 10.32.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 32, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.32
Rishi: Unknown/late book attribution uncertain
Devata: Indra hymn context, but verse uses symbolic human imagery (marriage/lineage) to describe inner formation; devatā-function: integration of complementary powers
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तदिन्मे छन्त्सद्वपुषो वपुष्टरं पुत्रो यज्जानं पित्रोरधीयति । जाया पतिं वहति वग्नुना सुमत्पुंस इद्भद्रो वहतुः परिष्कृतः ॥
Transliteration
tád ín me chantsad váp uṣo váp uṣṭaraṃ putró yáj jā́naṃ pitrór adhī́yati | jāyā́ pátiṃ vahati vánunā su-mát puṃsá íd bhadró vahátuḥ pári-kṛtaḥ ||
Translation
这确实令我欢悦：形相之中更臻圆满的形相——当儿子研习父母的世系与传承。妻以甘愿之爱与正念承载其夫；为灵我（普鲁沙）而备办的吉祥婚行，已被整饰周全、形制端美。
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्indeed, just
इन्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइन् (निपात)
मेto/for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
छन्त्सत्pleasing, being agreeable
छन्त्सत्:
—
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootछन्द् (धातु) → छन्त्सत् (वेदिक वर्तमान कृदन्त)
सत्being
सत्:
—
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअस् (धातु) → सत्
वपुषःof beauty/form
वपुषः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वपुष्टरम्most beautiful
वपुष्टरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवपुष्टार (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/अतिशयार्थ)
पुत्रःthe son
पुत्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्what/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जानम्being born/knowing (here: born)
जानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootजन् (धातु) → जान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
पित्रोःof the two parents
पित्रोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अधीयतिapproaches/learns (attends upon)
अधीयति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-इ (धातु) / अधि-इ (वेदिक: ‘अध्ययन/अधिगमन’)
जायाthe wife
जाया:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजाया (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिम्husband
पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतिcarries/leads
वहति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
वग्नुनाwith the draught-animal/vehicle
वग्नुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवग्नु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाहक/युग्य’)
सुमत्well-minded, auspicious
सुमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुंसःof the man
पुंसः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस्/पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
भद्रःauspicious, fortunate
भद्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतुःthe conveyance/bridal procession
वहतुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवह् (धातु) → वहतु (कृदन्त/नाम)
परिष्कृतःadorned, well-prepared
परिष्कृतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootपरि-√कृ (धातु) → परिष्कृत (भूतकृदन्त)
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