Rig Veda 2.19.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 1
Sukta 2.19
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional for RV 2.19)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 2.19)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपाय्यस्यान्धसो मदाय मनीषिणः सुवानस्य प्रयसः । यस्मिन्निन्द्रः प्रदिवि वावृधान ओको दधे ब्रह्मण्यन्तश्च नरः ॥
Transliteration
apā́yya syā́ndhaso mádāya manī́ṣiṇaḥ suvāná sya práyasaḥ | yásminn índraḥ prádivi vāvṛdhāná óko dadhé brahmaṇyántaś ca náraḥ ||
Translation
रिशियों ने उस मदिरा को पिया है जो खुशी देती है। यह सोम रस से बना है। इंद्र आसमान में रहते हैं, वहाँ उनका घर है। जो लोग भगवान को ढूंढते हैं, वो वहाँ आते हैं।
Word by Word
अपाय्यhaving gone away, having withdrawn
अपाय्य:
(Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa) – adverbial to the main action
TypeVerb (participle used predicatively)
Rootअप-इ (√इ ‘to go’ with preverb अप) / अपाय्य (kṛdanta) from √इ
अस्यof him/this (one)
अस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor/relational)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāman)
अन्धसःof the soma-juice (pressed drink)
अन्धसः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (n.)
मदायfor intoxication, for exhilaration
मदाय:
सम्प्रदान (purpose/recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (m.)
मनीषिणःthe wise ones, inspired thinkers
मनीषिणः:
कर्तृ (agents of the implied offering/pressing)
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootमनीषिन् (adj./n.)
सुवानस्यof the pressing one / of the one who has pressed (Soma)
सुवानस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (qualifying ‘प्रयस्/अन्धस्’)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootसु (√सु ‘to press/express (Soma)’) → सुवान (pres. ptcp.)
प्रयसःof the offering, of the refreshment (oblation)
प्रयसः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयस् (n.)
यस्मिन्in whom, wherein
यस्मिन्:
अधिकरण (locus: ‘in whom/wherein’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (m.)
प्रदिविin the fore-sky / in the highest heaven
प्रदिवि:
अधिकरण (adverbial locus)
TypeIndeclinable (prepositional adverbial)
Rootप्र + दिवि (दिव् f. ‘sky’ loc. sg. दिवि)
वावृधानःgrowing strong, having increased
वावृधानः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of the agent)
TypeParticiple
Root√वृध् ‘to grow, increase’ → वावृधान (perf./intensive-stative ptcp.)
ओकःa dwelling, abode
ओकः:
कर्म (object of दधे)
TypeNoun
Rootओकस् (n.)
दधेhe has placed, he has set
दधे:
मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा ‘to place, set’
ब्रह्मण्यन्तःprayer-loving, devoted to sacred formulation
ब्रह्मण्यन्तः:
कर्तृ (co-agents, with नरः)
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootब्रह्मण्य (adj. ‘devoted to brahman/prayer’) < ब्रह्मन्
चand
च:
(samuccaya) connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
कर्तृ (co-agents)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (m.)
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