Rig Veda 10.22.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 22, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.22
Rishi: Unknown from provided excerpt
Devata: Indra (with Mitra as a comparative figure of harmony)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 10.22; requires pada-count verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इह श्रुत इन्द्रो अस्मे अद्य स्तवे वज्र्यृचीषमः । मित्रो न यो जनेष्वा यशश्चक्रे असाम्या ॥
Transliteration
iha śrutá índro asmé adyá stave vajrī́ ṛcī́ṣamaḥ | mitró na yó janéṣv ā́ yáśaś cakré asā́myā ||
Translation
અહીં જ, અત્યારે, ઇન્દ્ર અમામાં સાંભળાય; આજે અમે વજ્રધારીને પ્રકાશમય ઋચાઓથી સ્તવીએ છીએ. મિત્ર સમો, જે જનસમૂહોમાં યશ અને સમ્યકતા સ્થાપે છે, તે અમામાં અક્ષય બળ રચે છે.
Word by Word
इहhere
इह:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (deictic prātipadika)
श्रुतःheard-of, renowned
श्रुतः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे) → श्रुत (PPP)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
अस्मेfor us / among us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान (अस्मभ्यं/अस्माकं कृते)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāman)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (avyaya)
स्तवेmay you be praised / be praised
स्तवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तुतौ)
वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्री:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन् (prātipadika) → वज्री (वेदिकः रूपभेदः)
ऋचीषमःwe, the hymn-chanters / possessors of ṛc-hymns
ऋचीषमः:
कर्तृ (वयं—स्तोतारः)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋचीष (prātipadika; ‘rich in ṛc-verses’, ‘hymn-possessing’)
मित्रःMitra (as a friend)
मित्रः:
कर्तृ (उपमानम्)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (prātipadika)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
जनेषुamong peoples
जनेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootजन (prātipadika)
आunto, forth (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
यशःfame, glory
यशः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (prātipadika)
चक्रेhas made, has wrought
चक्रे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
असाम्याincomparability, unrivalled (status)
असाम्या:
कर्म (यशसः विशेषण-भावेन/परिणामरूपेण)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootअसाम्य (prātipadika; ‘unequalledness’, ‘incomparability’)
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