Mantra 2

Sukta 113

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तं हि स्वराजं वृषभं तमोजसे धिषणे निष्टतक्षतुः । उतोपमानां प्रथमो नि षीदसि सोमकामं हि ते मनः

IAST Transliteration

táṁ hí svarā́jaṁ vr̥ṣabháṁ tám ójase dhíṣaṇe níṣṭatakṣatuḥ | utópa mā́nāṁ prathamó ní ṣī́dasi sómakāmaṁ hí te mánaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him, the self-ruling Bull—him for might—have the two Dhīṣaṇās fashioned forth; and among those that are to be compared thou sittest down as first: for Soma-desiring is thy mind.

Word by Word

• तम्: him / that one
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• स्वराजम्: self-ruling, sovereign
• स्वराजम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: स्वराज् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृषभम्: bull (strong one)
• वृषभम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओजसे: for strength / for vigor
• ओजसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• धिषणे: (you) two Dhīṣaṇās (inspirations/insights)
• धिषणे: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: धिषणा (प्रातिपदिक)

• निष्टतक्षतुः: you two have fashioned / have wrought
• निष्टतक्षतुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तक्ष् (धातु) + निṣ्- (उपसर्ग) + त (आगम/वृद्धि-रूप)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• उपमानाम्: of comparisons / of likenesses
• उपमानाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमा (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रथमः: the first
• प्रथमः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, in (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• सीदसि: you sit / you take your seat
• सीदसि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद् (धातु)

• सोमकामम्: desiring Soma
• सोमकामम्: विशेषणम् (मनसः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोमकाम (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + काम)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic attribution via RV parallel (to be fixed by cross-index)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (length and caesura suggest non-Anuṣṭubh; confirm via RV source).

Mantra Rasa

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