Mantra 23
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
कीर्तिश्च यशश्च पुरःसरावैनं कीर्तिर्गच्छत्या यशो गच्छति य एवं वेद
IAST Transliteration
kīrtíś ca yáśaś ca purassarā́v enaṁ kīrtír gácchaty ā́ yáśo gácchati yá eváṁ véda
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Fame and Glory are his two forerunners: Fame comes unto him, and Glory comes unto him—who thus hath knowledge.
Word by Word
कीर्तिःfame, renown
कीर्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) < √कीर्त् (कीर्तयति ‘to praise/mention’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
यशःglory, good repute
यशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
पुरःसरौthe two forerunners/going in front
पुरःसरौ:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कीर्तिःfame
कीर्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
गच्छतिgoes
गच्छति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
यशःglory
यशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गच्छतिgoes
गच्छति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
वेदknows
वेद:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (वेद)
Attribution
Rishi: As in AV 15.2 catalogue tradition (variable).
Devata: Kīrti and Yaśas (personified).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence, though catalogue-elliptical.
Mantra Rasa
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