Rig Veda 1.162.17: Mandala 1, Sukta 162, Mantra 17
Sukta 1.162
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional)
Devata: Aśva (offered force); Brahman/Mantra as operative power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (verse-level verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्ते सादे महसा शूकृतस्य पार्ष्ण्या वा कशया वा तुतोद । स्रुचेव ता हविषो अध्वरेषु सर्वा ता ते ब्रह्मणा सूदयामि ॥
Transliteration
yát te sā́de máhasā śū́kṛtasya pārṣṇyā́ vā káśayā vā tutóda | srucéva tā́ havíṣo adhvaréṣu sárvā tā́ te bráhmaṇā sūdayāmi ||
Translation
जब यह घोड़ा चला, जब ज़ोर से दौड़ा। जो भी मार पड़ी, चाहे पैर से चाहे चाबुक से। वो सब मैंने भगवान के लिए चढ़ा दी, जैसे हवन में घी डालते हैं।
Word by Word
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
Karma (यत् = ‘यद्…तत्’ सम्बन्धे कर्म-रूपेण) / सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you/your’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सादेin the sitting-place / at the seat
सादे:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/अवसरः)
TypeNoun
Rootसाद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सादन/आसन/स्थान’)
महसाby greatness / by might
महसा:
Karaṇa (instrumental: ‘by/with might’)
TypeNoun
Rootमहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शूकृतस्यof the well-prepared / well-forged
शूकृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier: ‘of the well-prepared/sharpened [implement/thing]’)
TypeAdjective (participial) / Noun-qualifier
Rootशू-कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; शू + कृ ‘to sharpen/prepare’; ‘well-prepared/forged’)
पार्ष्ण्याwith the heel
पार्ष्ण्या:
Karaṇa (instrument: ‘with the heel’)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्ष्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
कशयाwith a whip
कशया:
Karaṇa (instrument: ‘with a whip’)
TypeNoun
Rootकशा (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
तुतोदhas struck / has goaded
तुतोद:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतुद् (धातु)
स्रुचाwith the ladle
स्रुचा:
Karaṇa (instrument: ‘with the ladle’)
TypeNoun
Rootस्रुच् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवas / like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Karma (याः ‘आघात-पीडाः/क्षताः’ इत्यादि वस्तूनि) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हविषःof the oblation
हविषः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the oblation’)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरेषुin the sacrifices
अध्वरेषु:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/अवसरः: ‘in the rites’)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karma-विशेषण (object-qualifier) / सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Karma (सूदयामि इत्यस्य कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you / for you
ते:
Sampradāna (recipient: ‘for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मणाwith prayer / sacred formula
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa (instrument: ‘with sacred utterance/prayer’)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सूदयामिI make good / I atone for / I propitiate
सूदयामि:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसूदय्/सूदि (धातु; ‘to make right/appease/propitiate’, causative nuance in usage)
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