Rig Veda 2.16.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.16
Rishi: Gṛtsamada Bhārgava
Devata: Indra (with Soma as the offering substance foregrounded)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify with Anukramaṇī)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृष्णः कोशः पवते मध्व ऊर्मिर्वृषभान्नाय वृषभाय पातवे । वृषणाध्वर्यू वृषभासो अद्रयो वृषणं सोमं वृषभाय सुष्वति ॥
Transliteration
vṛ́ṣṇaḥ kóśaḥ pavate mádhva ūŕmir vṛṣabhā́n nā́ya vṛṣabhā́ya pātáve | vṛ́ṣaṇādhvaryū vṛṣabhā́so ádrayo vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ sómaṃ vṛṣabhā́ya suṣvati ||
Translation
強き器は流れ出で、甘美の波は湧き、牡牛の食となり、牡牛の飲み物となる。強きアドヴァリュ祭官ら、牡牛のごとき圧搾石は、牡牛のために強きソーマを搾り出す。
Word by Word
वृष्णःof the bull / of the mighty one
वृष्णः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कोशःthe vessel, cask (container)
कोशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकोश (प्रातिपदिक)
पवतेflows, streams, is purified
पवते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु) [पवते]
मध्वःof sweetness / of honey (mead)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्मिःwave, surge
ऊर्मिः:
कर्तृ (apposition to the flowing one)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभान्नायfor the bull’s food / for the bull as nourishment
वृषभान्नाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ + अन्न (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभायfor the bull (i.e., Indra)
वृषभाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
पातवेto drink
पातवे:
प्रयोजन (purpose)
TypeVerbal noun (infinitival dative)
Rootपा (धातु) → पातृ/पातु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणाwith the mighty (one)
वृषणा:
करण (with/through the mighty one)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वर्यूthe two Adhvaryu priests
अध्वर्यू:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभासःbull-like, vigorous (ones)
वृषभासः:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रयःpress-stones
अद्रयः:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्the mighty one
वृषणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म (in apposition to वृषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभायfor the bull (Indra)
वृषभाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
सुष्वतिpresses out well, expresses (Soma)
सुष्वति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसु + षु/सु (धातु) [सुष्वति]
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