Rig Veda 2.15.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.15
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स ईं महीं धुनिमेतोररम्णात्सो अस्नातॄनपारयत्स्वस्ति । त उत्स्नाय रयिमभि प्र तस्थुः सोमस्य ता मद इन्द्रश्चकार ॥
Transliteration
sa īṁ mahīṁ dhunim etor aramṇāt so asnātṝn apārayat svasti | ta utsnāya rayim abhi pra tasthuḥ somasya tā made indraś cakāra ||
Translation
彼は敵の大いなる奔流の激しさを抑え、泳ぎ渡る者らを安らぎ（スヴァスティ）へと無事に渡らせた。ついで彼らは沐浴し、宝蔵へ向かって立ち現れ進み出た——これらをインドラはソーマ（Soma）の法悦の中で成し遂げた。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स- सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed; just
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
महीम्the great (earth/one)
महीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही- (स्त्री) < मह्/महत् ‘great’
धुनिम्the roaring (flood/stream)
धुनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधुनि- (स्त्री/पुं) ‘roaring; stream’
एतोःof the course/going
एतोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootएतु- (पुं) ‘going; course’
अरम्णात्he set in motion / he impelled
अरम्णात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरम् (धातु) / √रम्ण् (वैदिक-रूप) ‘to set in motion/impel; to bring to rest’
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स- सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्नातॄन्the unbathed (men)
अस्नातॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्नातृ- (पुं) ‘one who has not bathed; unwashed’ (a- + स्नातृ)
अपारयत्he carried across
अपारयत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पारय् (धातु) ‘to carry across; bring over’ (अपा- caus.)
स्वस्तिsafely; in well-being
स्वस्ति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वस्ति (निपात/नाम) < सु + अस्ति
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
उत्स्नायfor bathing
उत्स्नाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootउत्स्ना- (स्त्री) ‘bath; washing-place’
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि- (पुं) ‘wealth’
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तस्थुःthey stood / took their stand
तस्थुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु) ‘to stand’
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (पुं) ‘Soma’
ताःthose (things/deeds)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
मदेin the exhilaration
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद- (पुं) ‘intoxication; exhilaration’
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (पुं)
चकारhe did; he accomplished
चकार:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु) ‘to do, make’
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