Mantra 2
Sukta 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
येन सोम साहन्त्यासुरान् रन्धयासि नः । तेना नो अधि वोचत
IAST Transliteration
yéna soma sahánty ásurān randháyāsi naḥ | téna no ádhi vocata ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
By what (power), O Soma, they overcome the Asuras—by that thou subduest (them) for us: by that speak thou authoritatively over us.
Word by Word
येनby which; with which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
साहन्तिthey conquer; they overcome
साहन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootसह् (धातु) ‘to overcome, conquer’
असुरान्the Asuras (demons)
असुरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
रन्धयासिyou subdue; you bring under control
रन्धयासि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootरन्ध् (धातु) ‘to subdue, bring under control’ (णिच् causative) → रन्धय-
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त-
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अधिover; upon; in addition (as preverb: ‘address/declare over’)
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वोचतlet him speak; may he proclaim
वोचत:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) ‘to speak’
Attribution
Rishi: Not specified in the excerpt.
Devata: Soma (victorious protector against Asuras).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).
Mantra Rasa
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