Rig Veda 2.19.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.19
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स माहिन इन्द्रो अर्णो अपां प्रैरयदहिहाच्छा समुद्रम् । अजनयत्सूर्यं विदद्गा अक्तुनाह्नां वयुनानि साधत् ॥
Transliteration
sá mā́hina índro árṇo apā́ṃ práirayat ahi-hā́cchā samudrám | ájanayat sū́ryaṃ vídad gā́ aktúnā́hnāṃ vayúnāni sādhat ||
Translation
সেই মহিমান্বিত ইন্দ্ৰ—অহি-হন—জলৰ বন্যা ধাৰাক সাগৰৰ দিশে আগবঢ়াই দিলে। তেওঁ সূৰ্যক জন্ম দিলে, গাভী-সদৃশ ৰশ্মিসমূহ বিচাৰি পালে, আৰু ৰাতি-দিনে ঋত-অনুসাৰী বোধৰ বিধানসমূহ সম্পন্ন কৰিলে।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माहिनःthe mighty
माहिनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमाहिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मह्/महि’ से ‘महान्/महिमन्’ भाव)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णःthe flood/stream (waters)
अर्णः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ऐरयत्he set in motion/impelled
ऐरयत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/इर् (धातु; प्रेरणे/गत्यर्थे)
अहिहाslayer of the serpent
अहिहा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअहि-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अहिं हन्ति’ बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)
अच्छाtowards
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (निपात/अव्यय)
समुद्रम्the ocean
समुद्रम्:
Karma (गत्यर्थे लक्ष्य) / Adhikaraṇa (लक्ष्य-देश)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अजनयत्he generated/produced
अजनयत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु; जनने) + अ (णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक-प्रयोगः)
सूर्यम्the sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विदत्he found
विदत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; लम्भे/विन्दने ‘to find’)
गाःthe cows (rays/cattle)
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्तुनाwith night/darkness
अक्तुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअक्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
अह्नाम्of the days
अह्नाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वयुनानिorderly arrangements/wise ordinances
वयुनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयुन (प्रातिपदिक)
साधत्he accomplished/established
साधत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसाध् (धातु; साधने/निष्पत्तौ)
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