Rig Veda 4.32.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.32
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (contextual)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भृमिश्चिद्घासि तूतुजिरा चित्र चित्रिणीष्वा । चित्रं कृणोष्यूतये ॥
Transliteration
bhṛ́miś cid ghā́si tū́tujiḥ | ā́ citra citríṇīṣv ā́ | citráṃ kṛṇoṣy ūtáye ||
Translation
Jab bhi aandhi aati hai, tu usme bhi tez chalta hai. Tu ekdum alag hai, aur teri har cheez mein ek alag baat hai. Tu hamare liye aisa kuch karta hai jo koi aur nahi kar sakta.
Word by Word
भृमिःthe whirling one / a spinning (weapon), a whirler
भृमिः:
कर्तृ (समुच्चित कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभृमि (प्रातिपदिक) < √भ्रम् (भ्रमणे) व्युत्पत्तिः
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय/निपात)
घindeed, surely (emphatic particle)
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ (अव्यय/निपात)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
तूतुजिराimpetuous, driving/urging on
तूतुजिरा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतूतुजिर (प्रातिपदिक; तीव्र/वेगवत्—‘impetuous’), (परम्परया √तुद्/√तुज् ‘to strike/impel’ से व्युत्पत्तिः)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
चित्रO wondrous one (O Indra)
चित्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative) / Adjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्रिणीषुamong the bright/variegated (ones)
चित्रिणीषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रिणी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘variegated/bright ones’)
आforth, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चित्रम्a wondrous thing / something splendid
चित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणोषिyou make, you do
कृणोषि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
ऊतयेfor help, for aid
ऊतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, aid’)
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