Rig Veda 2.27.15: Mandala 2, Sukta 27, Mantra 15
Sukta 2.27
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Ādityas / complementary divine powers (unspecified ‘two’)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उभे अस्मै पीपयतः समीची दिवो वृष्टिं सुभगो नाम पुष्यन् । उभा क्षयावाजयन्याति पृत्सूभावर्धौ भवतः साधू अस्मै ॥
Transliteration
ubhḗ asmai pīpayataḥ samīcī́ divó vṛ́ṣṭiṃ su-bhágo nā́ma púṣyan | ubhā́ kṣáyāv ā́-jáyan yā́ti pṛ́tsūbhāv árdhau bhavataḥ sādhū́ asmai ||
Translation
その二つの力が、正しく相応して彼を養い、天の雨を育てますように。「スバガ（善福）」と名づけられたものが増し広がりますように。二つの住処をともに勝ち得て、彼は戦いの中で賞へと赴く。二つの側面が彼にとって、効力あり成就したものとなりますように。
Word by Word
उभेboth (two, f.)
उभे:
कर्तृ (सहकर्तृ-समुच्चय)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पीपयतः(the two) cause to drink / make swell, refresh
पीपयतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) → पीपय (णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक, पुनरुक्त-आदेश)
समीचीconcordant, well-directed
समीची:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचि (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अञ्च् ‘to go/turn’)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्टिम्rain
वृष्टिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; √वृष्)
सुभगःthe fortunate one
सुभगः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
नामby name / indeed
नाम:
सम्बन्ध/उपपद (emphatic ‘indeed/by name’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
पुष्यन्Pūṣan
पुष्यन्:
कर्तृ (सुभगः इति विशेष्य)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootपूषन् (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उभाboth (two, m.)
उभा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षयावौthe two dwellings/abodes
क्षयावौ:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (उभा इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षयावु/क्षयाव (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व/युग्म-नाम, ‘two abodes/households’)
अजयन्they conquered
अजयन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु) ‘to conquer’
यातिhe goes/comes
याति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
पृत्सुin battles
पृत्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपृत्/पृत्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
उभाboth
उभा:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धौtwo prosperities/increases
वर्धौ:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (उभा इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्धि/वर्ध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘growth, prosperity’)
भवतःyou two become / are
भवतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
साधूgood, effective
साधू:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैfor him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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