Rig Veda 2.35.5 — Mandala 2, Sukta 35, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.35
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Apāṃ Napāt
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मै तिस्रो अव्यथ्याय नारीर्देवाय देवीर्दिधिषन्त्यन्नम् । कृता इवोप हि प्रसर्स्रे अप्सु स पीयूषं धयति पूर्वसूनाम् ॥
Transliteration
asmái tisró avyathyā́ya nā́rīr devā́ya devī́r didhiṣánty ánnam | kṛtā́ iva úpa hí prasarsré apsú sá pīyū́ṣaṃ dhayati pūrvasū́nām ||
Translation
সেই অব্যথ্য (অজেয়) দেবের জন্য তিন দিব্য নারী—দেবীগণ—অন্ন স্থাপন করেন। সুসম্পন্ন কর্মের মতো তিনি জলে জলে প্রসারিত হন; তিনি পূর্বজ শক্তিসমূহের পীয়ূষ—আদি-অমৃত—পান করেন।
Word by Word
अस्मैto him / for him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootत्रि (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक: तिसृ)
अव्यथ्यायfor the unshakable (one)
अव्यथ्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-व्यथ्य (व्यथ् ‘to tremble, be distressed’ + यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्यय; negated)
नारीःwomen
नारीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनारी
देवायfor the god
देवाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
देवीःgoddesses
देवीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
दिधिषन्तिthey desire to place/put; they bestow
दिधिषन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) — desiderative stem: दिधिष-
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
कृताःmade; prepared
कृताः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-सम्बन्धे)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (PPP)
इवas if; like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उपtowards; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootउप
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
प्रसर्स्रेhas flowed forth; has streamed
प्रसर्स्रे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसृ (धातु) with preverb प्र-; reduplicated perfect: प्र-सस्र-
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (स्त्री) ‘water’
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
पीयूषम्milk; sweet drink; nectar
पीयूषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपीयूष
धयतिdrinks; sucks
धयति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) ‘to suck, drink’ (धय-)
पूर्वसूनाम्of the former mothers; of those who bore earlier
पूर्वसूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeCompound (Adj+Noun) / Noun phrase
Rootपूर्व + सू (स्त्री) ‘bearing/bringing forth’ → सूना (gen. pl.)
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