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Rig Veda 2.22.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 22, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.22

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra (with Vishnu and Soma in close association)
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; hymn 2.22 is predominantly Jagatī with a refrain-like cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

त्रिकद्रुकेषु महिषो यवाशिरं तुविशुष्मस्तृपत्सोममपिबद्विष्णुना सुतं यथावशत् । स ईं ममाद महि कर्म कर्तवे महामुरुं सैनं सश्चद्देवो देवं सत्यमिन्द्रं सत्य इन्दुः ॥

Transliteration

trí-kadrukeṣu mahiṣó yávāśiraṃ tuviśúṣmas tṛ́pat sómam apibat víṣṇunā sutáṃ yáthāvaśat | sá īṃ mamāda máhi kárma kártave mahā́m urúṃ sá enaṃ saścad devó deváṃ satyám índraṃ satyá índuḥ ||

Translation

Di tiga pemerasan Kadru, Sang Perkasa—bertenaga amat besar—meminum Soma bercampur jelai, diperas bersama Vishnu, sebagaimana kehendaknya. Lalu ia bersukacita untuk menunaikan karya agung, yang luas dan dahsyat; dan Soma yang benar mengikuti Indra yang benar—dewa melekat pada dewa.

Word by Word
त्रिकद्रुकेषुin the three pressing-vats (Trikadrukas)
त्रिकद्रुकेषु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिकद्रुक (प्रातिपदिक)
महिषःthe bull (Indra)
महिषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
यवाशिरम्barley-mixed (soma), barley-seasoned drink
यवाशिरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयवाशिर (प्रातिपदिक; यव + आशिर ‘mixture/seasoning’)
तुविशुष्मःof mighty strength
तुविशुष्मः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootतुवि-शुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
तृपत्became satisfied
तृपत्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootतृप् (धातु)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिबत्drank
अपिबत्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
विष्णुनाby/with Viṣṇu
विष्णुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतम्pressed
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, according as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
अवशत्willed/desired; had it in his power
अवशत्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootवश् (धातु) (अव-उपसर्ग)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed, just
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात/अव्यय)
ममादrejoiced, exulted
ममाद:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
महिgreatly
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; ‘greatly’)
कर्मdeed, act
कर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्तवेto do, to accomplish
कर्तवे:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य
TypeVerbal noun (Infinitive)
Rootकृ (धातु) → कर्तृ (कृदन्त) → कर्तवे (दातिव्-इन्फिनिटिव्)
महामुरुम्very great and wide
महामुरुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा-उरु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
सैनम्the host/army
सैनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसैन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘army/host’)
सश्चत्accompanied, followed
सश्चत्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootसश्च्/सच् (धातु; ‘to accompany, follow’)
देवःthe god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्true, real
सत्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यःtrue
सत्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दुःthe drop (Soma), the Soma-juice
इन्दुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
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