Rig Veda 10.40.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 40, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.40
Devata: Aśvinau
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कुह स्विद्दोषा कुह वस्तोरश्विना कुहाभिपित्वं करतः कुहोषतुः । को वां शयुत्रा विधवेव देवरं मर्यं न योषा कृणुते सधस्थ आ ॥
Transliteration
kúha svíd doṣā́ kúha vástoḥ aśvinā kúhābhipitváṃ karatáḥ kúhoṣatuḥ | kó vāṃ śayutrā́ vidhávéva deváraṃ máryaṃ ná yóṣā kṛṇute sadhástha ā́ ||
Translation
阿śvin双神啊，夜间你们究竟在何处？黎明时又在何处？你们在何处成就亲密的合一，在何处安歇？是谁为你们备下相伴之座——如寡妇寻其夫兄，如少女整饰其所爱——使你们来到这共同的居处？
Word by Word
कुहwhere?
कुह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुह (प्रश्नाव्यय)
स्वित्indeed? / pray
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित् (निपात)
दोषाnight
दोषा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदोषा (प्रातिपदिक)
कुहwhere?
कुह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुह (प्रश्नाव्यय)
वस्तोःof dawn / of daybreak
वस्तोः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवस्तु/वस्तु (वस्तु/वस्तु-सम्बद्ध ‘वस्तु’ > ‘वस्तु’/‘वस्तु’), वस्तु-कालः ‘वस्तु’ = उषः/प्रभात (वेद.)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कुहwhere?
कुह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुह (प्रश्नाव्यय)
अभिपित्वम्meeting / close companionship
अभिपित्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-पित्व (प्रातिपदिक; पि/पा ‘पान’ से ‘पित्व’ = पान/पान-सम्बन्ध; वेद. ‘अभिपित्व’ = सहवास/संगमन/निकट-वास)
करथःyou two make / do
करथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
कुहwhere?
कुह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुह (प्रश्नाव्यय)
उषतुःyou two dwell / have stayed
उषतुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (धातु; वेद. ‘उष्/वस्’ = वसति/रात्रौ निवासः; रूप ‘उषतुः’ = वसथः)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (प्रश्न-सर्वनाम)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
शयुत्राwith a bed / as a couch
शयुत्रा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशयुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शयु’/‘शय’ से, वेद. ‘शयुत्र’ = शयन-स्थान/शय्या-सम्बन्ध)
विधवाa widow
विधवा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविधवा (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-अव्यय)
देवरम्a brother-in-law
देवरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्यम्a young man / suitor
मर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नas / like
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
योषाa young woman
योषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयोषा (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुतेmakes / fashions
कृणुते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
सधस्थेin the common seat / at the shared place
सधस्थे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; वेद. ‘सधस्थ’ = सह-स्थान/सभा/आसन)
आhither / indeed (particle)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
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Natural Symbolism
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