Rig Veda 2.24.14: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 14
Sukta 2.24
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional ascription)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ब्रह्मणस्पतेरभवद्यथावशं सत्यो मन्युर्महि कर्मा करिष्यतः । यो गा उदाजत्स दिवे वि चाभजन्महीव रीतिः शवसासरत्पृथक् ॥
Transliteration
bráhmaṇas-páter abhavad yathā́vaśaṃ satyó manyúr máhi kármā kariṣyatáḥ | yó gā́ ud-ā́jat sá divé ví cā́bhajam mahī́va rītíḥ śávasā asarat pṛ́thak ||
Translation
ブラフマナスパティ（Brahmaṇaspati）より、彼の支配のままに、真なる憤怒が起こった——大いなる業を成し遂げんとするもの。光の牝牛（光線）を上へと駆り立てた彼は、それらを天のために分かち与えた。広大な洪水の水路のごとく、その力は奔り出て、混濁より道々を分け隔てた。
Word by Word
ब्रह्मणस्पतेःof Brahmaṇaspati
ब्रह्मणस्पतेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मणस्-पति (प्रातिपदिक) < ब्रह्मन् + पति
अभवत्became; came to be
अभवत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
यथाas; just as
यथा:
प्रकार/उपमान (manner/comparison)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
अवशम्according to (his) will; at will
अवशम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootअवश (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यःtrue; real
सत्यः:
विशेषण (of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्युःwrath; ardor; spirited resolve
मन्युः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly; mightily
महि:
क्रियाविशेषण (degree)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय)
कर्मdeed; act
कर्म:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अकरिष्यतः(they) will do; will accomplish
अकरिष्यतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गाःcows
गाः:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
उदाजत्drove up/out; brought forth
उदाजत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअज् (धातु) with उद्- (उपसर्ग)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिवेfor heaven; to the sky
दिवे:
सम्प्रदान (dative/purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart; asunder; forth
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण (preverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
अभजत्apportioned; distributed
अभजत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु) with आ- (उपसर्ग)
महीthe great (earth); the vast one
मही:
कर्तृ/उपमान-आधार (as subject of simile)
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
उपमान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
रीतिःstream; course; flowing
रीतिः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootरीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √री (to flow) / noun of course
शवसाby strength; with might
शवसा:
करण (instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
असरत्flowed; ran
असरत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसृ (धातु) with आ- (उपसर्ग)
पृथक्apart; separately
पृथक्:
क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक् (अव्यय)
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