Mantra 2
Sukta 1.20
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva
Devata: Indra (with artisanship motif anticipating the R̥bhus)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य इन्द्राय वचोयुजा ततक्षुर्मनसा हरी । शमीभिर्यज्ञमाशत ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
य इन्द्रा॑य वचो॒युजा॑ तत॒क्षुर्मन॑सा॒ हरी॑ । शमी॑भिर्य॒ज्ञमा॑शत ॥
Transliteration
yá indrā́ya vacoyújā tatákṣur mánasā hárī | śámībhir yajñám ā́śata ||
Translation
They who, yoking word to word for Indra, fashioned with mind his two bright steeds; by works of skill and right adjustment they attained the sacrifice—entering the ordered action where the Lord of luminous force can descend.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
ये । इन्द्रा॑य । व॒चः॒ऽयुजा॑ । त॒त॒क्षुः । मन॑सा । हरी॒ इति॑ । शमा॑ईभिः । य॒ज्ञम् । आ॒श॒त॒ ॥ये । इन्द्राय । वचःयुजा । ततक्षुः । मनसा । हरी इति । शमाईभिः । यज्ञम् । आशत ॥ye | indrāya | vacaḥ-yujā | tatakṣuḥ | manasā | harī iti | śamāībhiḥ | yajñam | āśata
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
इन्द्रायfor/to Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
वचोयुजाyoked/linked with speech (hymn-joined)
वचोयुजा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootवचस् + युज् (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa compound)
ततक्षुःthey fashioned / they fashioned forth
ततक्षुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतक्ष् (धातु)
मनसाwith (their) mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (prātipadika)
हरीthe two bay steeds
हरी:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (prātipadika)
शमीभिःwith acts of reverent service / with pacifying (auspicious) rites
शमीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशमी (prātipadika)
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (prātipadika)
आशतthey attained / they reached
आशत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु)