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Rig Veda 2.24.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 3

Sukta 2.24

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditionally for RV 2.24)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati / Bṛhaspati (as opener of Vala and revealer of svar)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

तद्देवानां देवतमाय कर्त्वमश्रथ्नन्दृळ्हाव्रदन्त वीळिता । उद्गा आजदभिनद्ब्रह्मणा वलमगूहत्तमो व्यचक्षयत्स्वः ॥

tád devā́nāṃ devátamāya kártvam áśrathnan dṛḷhā́ ávradanta vīḷitā́ | úd gā́ ā́jad abhínad bráhmaṇā válam ágūhat támo ví acakṣayat svàr ||

Esa fue la hazaña para el más divino entre los dioses: desataron lo duramente atado y quebraron las resistencias firmes; las Vacas se alzaron; con la Palabra hendió a Vala, expulsó la oscuridad e hizo manifiesto Svar, el mundo solar.

तत्that (deed/act)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवतमा॒यto the most divine (one)
देवतमा॒य:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवतमा (प्रातिपदिक; देव + -तम)
कर्त्वम्deed, act, exploit
कर्त्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्त्व (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृ/कृ-सम्बद्ध भाव)
अश्रथ्नन्they loosened, unbound
अश्रथ्नन्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootश्रथ् (धातु)
दृळ्हाfirm, strong
दृळ्हा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
व्रदान्तhaving barriers/closures; obstructing
व्रदान्त:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootव्रद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बन्ध/आवरण’ अर्थे) + अन्त (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासान्त)
वीळिताenclosed, shut in
वीळिता:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवीळित (प्रातिपदिक; √वीळ/वील् ‘आवरणे/संवरणे’ क्त)
उत्up, out
उत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्
गाःcows (rays/wealth)
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
आजत्he drove forth, impelled
आजत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअज् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
नदत्he roared
नदत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootनद् (धातु)
ब्रह्मणाwith sacred utterance/prayer
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वलम्Vala (the cave/obstruction)
वलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवल (प्रातिपदिक)
अगूहत्he concealed
अगूहत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootगूह् (धातु) + अ (उपसर्ग)
तमःdarkness
तमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
अचक्षयत्he made visible, revealed
अचक्षयत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootचक्ष् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
स्वःheaven, light (the sky)
स्वः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिक)

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