Mantra 23
Sukta 4.32
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra’s Harīs/Babhrū (as extensions of Indra)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कनीनकेव विद्रधे नवे द्रुपदे अर्भके । बभ्रू यामेषु शोभेते ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
क॒नी॒न॒केव॑ विद्र॒धे नवे॑ द्रुप॒दे अ॑र्भ॒के । ब॒भ्रू यामे॑षु शोभेते ॥
Transliteration
kanīnakéva vidradhé náve dru-padé arbhaké | babhrū́ yā́meṣu śobhēte ||
Translation
Like two bright-eyed children at a new seat, at a fresh support, the tawny pair shine in their journeys—energies made young again in the movement.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
क॒नी॒न॒काऽइ॑व । वि॒द्र॒धे । नवे॑ । द्रु॒ऽप॒दे । अ॒र्भ॒के । ब॒भ्रू इति॑ । यामे॑षु । शो॒भे॒ते॒ इति॑ ॥कनीनकाइव । विद्रधे । नवे । द्रुपदे । अर्भके । बभ्रू इति । यामेषु । शोभेते इति ॥kanīnakāiva | vidradhe | nave | dru-pade | arbhake | babhrū iti | yāmeṣu | śobheteiti
Word by Word
कनीनकःa little boy, child
कनीनकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकनीनक (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
विद्रधेin/at the Vidradha (a place/seat; proper name in RV usage)
विद्रधे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविद्रध (प्रातिपदिक)
नवेnew
नवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक)
द्रुपदेon/at a wooden seat/footing; Drupada (lit. ‘wood-footing’)
द्रुपदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुपद (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्भकेin/among the little ones; as a small child
अर्भके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
बभ्रूtwo brown/dusky (ones)
बभ्रू:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
यामेषुin the watches/periods (of time), in the night-watches
यामेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
शोभेतेthey two shine, are splendid
शोभेते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ् (धातु) → शोभते (आत्मनेपद)