Rig Veda 2.14.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 2
Sukta 2.14
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Āṅgirasa)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध्वर्यवो यो अपो वव्रिवांसं वृत्रं जघानाशन्येव वृक्षम् । तस्मा एतं भरत तद्वशायँ एष इन्द्रो अर्हति पीतिमस्य ॥
Transliteration
ádhvaryavo yó apó vavrivā́ṃsaṃ vṛtráṃ jaghā́nā́śanyèva vṛkṣám | tásmā etáṃ bharata tád-vaśāyaṃ eṣá índro arhati pītím asya ||
Translation
O Adhvaryus, der Vṛtra erschlug, der die Wasser umhüllt hielt, wie ein Donnerkeil einen Baum fällt — bringt ihm diesen Soma, seinem Willen gehorsam: dieser Indra ist des Trankes würdig.
Word by Word
अध्वर्यवःO Adhvaryu priests
अध्वर्यवः:
सम्बोधन (vocative sense; formally nominative plural)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु- (प्रातिपदिक) < अध्वर-
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वव्रिवांसम्having enclosed/covered
वव्रिवांसम्:
विशेषण (of वृत्रम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते ‘to cover, enclose’; here perfect active participle) → वव्रिवांस्-
वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the obstructor)
वृत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
जघानslew
जघान:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (to slay) → perfect 3sg जघान
अशन्याwith the thunderbolt
अशन्या:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअशनि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘thunderbolt’
इवas/like
इव:
(comparison marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वृक्षम्a tree
वृक्षम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष- (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एतम्this
एतम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भरतbring (you all)
भरत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (to bear/bring) → imperative
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (apposition to एतम्)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वशायfor (his) will/pleasure
वशाय:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (for his will/pleasure)
TypeNoun
Rootवश- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘will, control, pleasure’
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्हतिis worthy/deserves
अर्हति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अर्ह् (to be worthy/deserve)
पीतिम्a drink/draught
पीतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपीति- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘drinking, draught’
अस्यof this (Soma/oblation)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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