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Rig Veda 2.24.15: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 15

Sukta 2.24

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional ascription)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical count)

ब्रह्मणस्पते सुयमस्य विश्वहा रायः स्याम रथ्यो वयस्वतः । वीरेषु वीराँ उप पृङ्धि नस्त्वं यदीशानो ब्रह्मणा वेषि मे हवम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.24.15

bráhmaṇaspate su-yám asya viśváhā rāyáḥ syāma rathyò vayasvatáḥ | vīréṣu vīrā́m̐ úpa pṛṅdhi nas tváṃ yad ī́śāno bráhmaṇā véṣi me hávam ||

O Brahmaṇaspati, lenke unseren Lauf zu jeder Zeit in guter Ordnung; mögen wir voll sein an Reichtümern, die vorwärts tragen, reich an Lebenskraft. Unter Helden häufe uns Heldenstärke auf, denn du bist der Herr, der durch das Wort (brahman) auf meinen Ruf herbeikommt.

ब्रह्मणस्पतेO Lord of prayer (Bṛhaspati)
ब्रह्मणस्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (compound, vocative)
Rootब्रह्मन् + पति (प्रातिपदिक) (समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
सुयमस्यof good control / of good guidance
सुयमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-यम (प्रातिपदिक) (समास/उपसर्ग: सु + यम) अथवा सुयम (विशेषण)
विश्वहाalways, at all times
विश्वहा:
काल-अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व + हा (अव्यय-समास; ‘सर्वदा’)
रायःof wealth, of riches
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रयि (प्रातिपदिक: रयि ‘wealth’)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
कर्तृ (अस्मद्-समूहः, implied)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) (विधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ् रूप: स्याम)
रथ्यःfit for chariots / chariot-worthy
रथ्यः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ्य (प्रातिपदिक: ‘rathya’)
वयस्वतःvigorous, full of strength
वयस्वतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवयस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक: वयस्वत् ‘vigorous, full of vitality’)
वीरेषुamong heroes, in heroes
वीरेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरान्heroes (men of valor)
वीरान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, near
उप:
क्रिया-विशेषण (उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पृङ्धिstrengthen, make thrive
पृङ्धि:
क्रिया (आज्ञा); कर्म=वीरान्
TypeVerb
Rootपृच्/पृङ् (धातु; वैदिक रूप) ‘to strengthen, to fill, to make thrive’
नःfor us, our
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us / of us; contextually beneficiary)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यदाwhen
यदा:
काल-अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
ईशानःas the lord, being sovereign
ईशानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootईश् (धातु) → ईशान (कृदन्त: शानच्/कानच्; ‘ruling, possessing’)
ब्रह्मणाby/with sacred formulation (prayer)
ब्रह्मणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वेषिyou seek/pursue
वेषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवश्/वेष् (धातु; वैदिक) ‘to pursue/seek, to strive for; to desire’
मेmy
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
हवम्invocation, call
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘call, invocation’)

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