Rig Veda 2.15.8: Mandala 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 8
Sukta 2.15
Rishi: Gṛtsamada Bhārgava (traditional attribution for RV 2.15)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 2.15; confirm against Pada-index/Anukramaṇī for exact verse)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भिनद्वलमङ्गिरोभिर्गृणानो वि पर्वतस्य दृंहितान्यैरत् । रिणग्रोधांसि कृत्रिमाण्येषां सोमस्य ता मद इन्द्रश्चकार ॥
Transliteration
bhinád valám aṅgírobhir gṛṇānó ví párvatasya dṛṃhitā́ny áirat | riṇág ródhāṃsi kṛtrímāṇy eṣā́ṃ sómasya tā́ máda índraś cakāra ||
Translation
アンギラスの諸力とともに讃歌しつつ、彼はヴァラを打ち破り、山の堅く締め固められた砦を押しひらいた。彼らの作りものの障碍と垣を粉砕した――これらの業を、インドラはソーマ（Soma）の恍惚の中で成し遂げた。
Word by Word
भिनत्he split/broke
भिनत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
वलम्Vala (the cave/demon Vala)
वलम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवल (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरोभिःwith the Aṅgirases
अङ्गिरोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गृणानःpraising/singing
गृणानः:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootगृ (स्तुति/गान) धातु
विapart, asunder
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
पर्वतस्यof the mountain
पर्वतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
दृंहितानिthe fortified/firmly-fixed (things)
दृंहितानि:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Rootदृंह् (दृढीकरणे) धातु
ऐरत्he set in motion/drove forth
ऐरत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/इर् (गतौ/प्रेरणे) धातु
रिणक्he shattered/broke
रिणक्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरि/रिण् (क्षये/हिंसायाम्) धातु
रोधांसिbarriers, obstructions
रोधांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृत्रिमाणिartificial, contrived
कृत्रिमाणि:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्रिम (प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these (foes/obstructions)
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (deeds/acts)
ताः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin the exhilaration (of intoxication)
मदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चकारhe has done/made
चकार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करणे) धातु
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