Rig Veda 2.13.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.13
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो भोजनं च दयसे च वर्धनमार्द्रादा शुष्कं मधुमद्दुदोहिथ । स शेवधिं नि दधिषे विवस्वति विश्वस्यैक ईशिषे सास्युक्थ्यः ॥
Transliteration
yó bhójanam ca dáyase ca várdhanam ārdrā́d ā́ śúṣkaṃ mádhumad dudóhitha | sá śevadhíṃ ní dadhiṣe vivásvati viśvásyaika īśiṣe sá āsy ukthyáḥ ||
Translation
汝は食をも増益をも授け、湿れるものより乾けるものを、蜜のごとく甘く搾り出す。汝は宝蔵を光輝の者ヴィヴァスヴァト（Vivasvat）のうちに据え、ただ独り万有を統べる——まことに彼こそ讃歌の主題たるべき者。
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भोजनम्nourishment, food
भोजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन- (भुज् ‘भुङ्क्ते’ इत्यस्मात् नाम)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
दयसेyou give, you bestow
दयसे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदय् (धातु) / दयस्- (नाम) — वैदिक प्रयोगः
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वर्धनम्increase, growth, strengthening
वर्धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्धन- (वृध् ‘वर्धते’ इत्यस्मात् नाम)
आर्द्रात्from the moist (state/source)
आर्द्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआर्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
आforth, to, from (as preverb/intensifier)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शुष्कम्the dry (one/thing)
शुष्कम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुष्क- (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमत्honeyed, sweet
मधुमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत्- (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + मतुप्)
दुदोहिथyou have milked out, you drew (as milk)
दुदोहिथ:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु) + उपसर्गः दु- (पुनरुक्ति/अभ्यासः) — परिपूर्ण-रूपम्
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शेवधिम्treasure, store
शेवधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशेवधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, into; firmly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दधिषेyou place, you establish
दधिषे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) — नि + धा
विवस्वतिto Vivasvat (the shining one / Sun)
विवस्वति:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootविवस्वत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वस्यof all, of the whole
विश्वस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
एकःalone, sole
एकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootएक- (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशिषेyou rule, you have mastery
ईशिषे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootईश् (धातु)
सास्युक्थ्यःworthy of praise/recitation (ukthya), laudable
सास्युक्थ्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसास्युक्थ्य- (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक समास/विशेषण)
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