Rig Veda 2.15.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 4
Sukta 2.15
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra (with Agni as instrumental power in the verse)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स प्रवोळ्हॄन्परिगत्या दभीतेर्विश्वमधागायुधमिद्धे अग्नौ । सं गोभिरश्वैरसृजद्रथेभिः सोमस्य ता मद इन्द्रश्चकार ॥
Transliteration
sa pravoḷhṝn parigatyā dabhīter viśvam adhāg āyudham iddhe agnau | saṁ gobhir aśvair asṛjad rathebhiḥ somasya tā made indraś cakāra ||
Translation
彼は恐れを避けつつ供物の「運び手」（pravōḷhṛ）を巡り、燃え立つ火の中であらゆる武器を焼き尽くした。ついで牛・馬・戦車をもって、光と速さの力を結び合わせた――これらはインドラがソーマの歓喜の酔い（mada）において成し遂げた。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
प्रवोळ्हॄन्those who had been driven/led forth
प्रवोळ्हॄन्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjectival noun)
Rootप्र-√वह् (वहँ प्रापणे/वहने) → प्रवोळ्हृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकर्मणि/कृत)
परिगत्याhaving gone around; by encircling
परिगत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeGerund/Absolutive (instrumentalized form in Vedic usage)
Rootपरि-√गम् (गमॢँ गतौ) → परिगत (कृदन्त) ; परिगत् + -या (तृतीया एकवचन)
दभीतेःfrom fear/terror
दभीतेः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Root√दभ् (दभँ हिंसायाम्/छेदने) → दभीति (स्त्री. भाववाचक)
विश्वम्all; the whole (of it)
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (विश्-सम्बद्ध प्रातिपदिक)
अधाक्then; thereupon
अधाक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootअधा (अव्यय) + √अह्/√अघ्? (वेद. ‘अधाक्’ = ‘तदा/अथ’ इत्यर्थे निपात-समूहः)
आयुधम्weapon
आयुधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
इद्धेin the kindled (one)
इद्धे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√इध् (इधँ दीप्तौ) → इद्ध (कृदन्त) ; इद्धे = सप्तमी एकवचन (वेद. लोकेटिव)
अग्नौin the fire
अग्नौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गोभिःwith cows
गोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वैःwith horses
अश्वैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
असृजत्he released; he let loose
असृजत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजँ विसर्गे/सर्जने)
रथेभिःwith chariots
रथेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (things)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता
मदेin intoxication; in exhilaration
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मद’ = उन्माद/हर्ष)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चकारhe has done; he accomplished
चकार:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)
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