Rig Veda 2.11.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 7
Sukta 2.11
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हरी नु त इन्द्र वाजयन्ता घृतश्चुतं स्वारमस्वार्ष्टाम् । वि समना भूमिरप्रथिष्टारंस्त पर्वतश्चित्सरिष्यन् ॥
Transliteration
hárī nu te indra vājáyantā ghṛta-ścútaṃ svā́ram asvārṣṭām | ví samanā́ bhū́mir aprathiṣṭā́raṃsta párvataś cit sariṣyán ||
Translation
いま汝の二頭の黄褐の駿馬は、インドラよ、豊穣を勝ち取り、酥油を滴らす光の叫びを解き放った。平らなる大地は広く張りひらかれ、山さえも流れ出さんばかりに動いた――汝の力が世界を動かすとき。
Word by Word
हरीthe two bay horses
हरी:
कर्तृ (as subject of the verb ‘अस्वार्ष्टाम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √हृ (हरति) ‘to take/carry’ (etym.)
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजयन्ताprize-winning; bringing victory
वाजयन्ता:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootवाजयन्त- (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < √वज्/वाज् (वाजयति) ‘to make win/bring prize’
घृतश्चुतम्ghee-dripping (soma/oblation)
घृतश्चुतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootघृत- + श्चुत- (कृदन्त) < √च्युत्/√च्यु (च्यवते/च्युत) ‘to drip, flow’
स्वारम्the song/chant; sound
स्वारम्:
कर्म (co-object with घृतश्चुतम्)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्वार्ष्टाम्(the two horses) have let loose / have set in motion
अस्वार्ष्टाम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सृज्/√सर्ज्? (Vedic aorist caus./intensive sense) OR √वृज्/√वर्ज्? (traditional RV parsing: aorist 3rd dual) — form used with dual subject ‘हरी’
विapart; widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
समानाlevel; even; uniform
समाना:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाना- (प्रातिपदिक)
भूमिःthe earth/ground
भूमिः:
कर्तृ (of अप्रथिष्ट)
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रथिष्टspread out; became wide
अप्रथिष्ट:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√प्रथ् (प्रथते) ‘to spread, become broad’ + अ- (neg/privative) OR aorist injunctive with augmentless form
आरंस्तthey stood; they came to rest
आरंस्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रम् (रमते) ‘to rest, stop; be still’ (Vedic: ‘to stand/come to rest’)
पर्वतःthe mountain
पर्वतः:
कर्तृ (co-subject with ‘चित्’)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत- (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
सरिष्यन्about to move/flow; intending to rush
सरिष्यन्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Root√सृ (सरति) ‘to flow, run, move’ (future/intentive participle)
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