Rig Veda 2.16.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 2
Sukta 2.16
Rishi: Gṛtsamada Bhārgava
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify with Anukramaṇī)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्मादिन्द्राद्बृहतः किं चनेमृते विश्वान्यस्मिन्त्सम्भृताधि वीर्या । जठरे सोमं तन्वी सहो महो हस्ते वज्रं भरति शीर्षणि क्रतुम् ॥
Transliteration
yasmā́d índrād bṛhatáḥ kíṃ caném ṛté víśvāny asmint sambhṛtā́dhi vīryā́ | jaṭháre sómaṃ tanvī́ sahó mahó háste vájraṃ bhárati śī́rṣaṇi krátum ||
Translation
広大なるインドラより、誰ひとり離れることはできぬ、わずかたりとも。あらゆる威力は彼のうちに集められ、据え置かれている。腹にはソーマ（Soma）、身には力と偉大さ、手には金剛杵ヴァジュラ（vajra）を携え、頭には成就する知の意志クラトゥ（kratu）を戴く。
Word by Word
यस्मात्from whom / from which
यस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रात्from Indra
इन्द्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतःfrom the great (one)
बृहतः:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
किम्anything
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
ईम्indeed / at all
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम्
ऋतेwithout / except
ऋते:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋते
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिन्in him / in this (one)
अस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्भृतानिgathered together, amassed
सम्भृतानि:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootसम्-√भृ (भृ धातु) → सम्भृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
वीर्याणिpowers, heroic deeds
वीर्याणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
जठरेin (his) belly
जठरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजठर (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्व्याwith (his) body
तन्व्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
सहःstrength, might
सहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
हस्तेin (his) hand
हस्ते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
भरतिbears, carries
भरति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृ धातु)
शीर्षणिon (his) head
शीर्षणि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशीर्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रतुम्resolve, will, intelligence
क्रतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
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