Rig Veda 2.24.10: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 10
Sukta 2.24
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Bṛhaspati/Brahmaṇaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
विभु प्रभु प्रथमं मेहनावतो बृहस्पतेः सुविदत्राणि राध्या । इमा सातानि वेन्यस्य वाजिनो येन जना उभये भुञ्जते विशः ॥
Transliteration
vibhú prabhú prathamáṃ mehanā́vato bṛ́haspáteḥ suvidátrāṇi rā́dhyā | imā́ sātā́ni venyásya vā́jino yéna jánā ubháye bhuñjáte víśaḥ ||
Translation
広大にして主宰たるブリハスパティ（Bṛhaspati）よ。生殖の力に富むあなたにおいて、まず得らるべき初めの成就は、よく知られた贈与と得るべき恵みである。これは、愛すべき豊饒の授与者・迅き者の勝利であり、これによって人々と諸族は、内なる善と外なる善との両方を享受する。
Word by Word
विभुall-pervading, mighty
विभु:
सम्बोधन (address) / कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु- (प्रातिपदिक) < √भू (भवति) ‘to be, become’ (विस्तार/व्याप्ति-भाव)
प्रभुlordly, powerful
प्रभु:
सम्बोधन / कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभु- (प्रातिपदिक) < प्र + √भू ‘to be in front/over, to be powerful’
प्रथमम्first, foremost; at first
प्रथमम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (manner/sequence)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially) / Noun-like
Rootप्रथम- (प्रातिपदिक)
मेहनावतःof the virile one; of him who has generative power
मेहनावतः:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootमेहनावत्- (प्रातिपदिक) < मेहना- ‘seed/virility, generative power’ + -वत्
बृहस्पतेO Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootबृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक) (देवनाम)
सुविदत्राणिgood gifts/boons; good bestowals
सुविदत्राणि:
कर्म (object of an implied verb like ‘grant/bring’)
TypeNoun
Rootसुविदत्र- (प्रातिपदिक) < सु- + विदत्र- (from √विद् ‘to know/find’ / ‘finding, obtaining’; ‘good gifts/boons’ in Vedic usage)
राध्याbounties, riches
राध्या:
कर्म (object; ‘bounties/wealths’)
TypeNoun
Rootराध्या- (प्रातिपदिक) < √राध् ‘to succeed, to prosper; to grant’ (Vedic: ‘wealth, bounty’)
इमाthese
इमा:
कर्म (these [things] to be granted) / or विषय-निर्देश
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सातानिgains, winnings
सातानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसात- (प्रातिपदिक) < √सा/सि ‘to win, gain’ (Vedic: ‘gains, winnings, acquisitions’)
वेन्यस्यof the desirable/excellent one
वेन्यस्य:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (genitive)
Rootवेन्य- (प्रातिपदिक) < √वेन्/√वन् ‘to desire, seek, love’ (Vedic: ‘lovely, desirable, excellent’)
वाजिनःof the prize-winner; of the strong one
वाजिनः:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्- (प्रातिपदिक) < वाज- ‘prize, strength, food; victory’
येनby which; with which
येन:
करण (instrumental)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजन- (प्रातिपदिक)
उभयेboth (kinds), both sides
उभये:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootउभय- (प्रातिपदिक)
भुञ्जतेenjoy, partake
भुञ्जते:
क्रिया (with कर्तृ ‘जनाः’ and कर्म ‘उभये’)
TypeVerb
Root√भुज् (भुनक्ति/भुङ्क्ते) ‘to enjoy, partake, use’
विशःclans, peoples
विशः:
कर्तृ (समानााधिकरण with जनाः)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘clan, people, settlements’
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