Rig Veda 2.29.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 29, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.29
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Ādityas (with Varuṇa’s pāśa imagery prominent)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र व एको मिमय भूर्यागो यन्मा पितेव कितवं शशास । आरे पाशा आरे अघानि देवा मा माधि पुत्रे विमिव ग्रभीष्ट ॥
Transliteration
prá va éko mimaya bhū́ry ā́go yán mā pitéva kitaváṃ śaśā́sa | āré pā́śā āré aghā́ni devā mā́ mā́dhi putré vím ivā́ grabhīṣṭa ||
Translation
汝らのうちの一柱が、わがために多くの咎を量り定めた。あたかも父が、賭けに溺れる子を戒めるがごとく。神々よ、縄索は遠く、禍は遠くあれ。子のゆえに我を捕らうるな、鳥捕りが獲物を掴むがごとく。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वःof you (pl.)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
एकःone, single
एकः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
मिमयhas measured out, has apportioned
मिमय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमा (माने/मिमाते; here reduplicated perfect)
भूरिmuch, abundant
भूरि:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि
आगःsin, offense
आगः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआगस्
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म (relative)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
माme
मा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पिताfather
पिता:
कर्तृ (of implied comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
कितवम्gambler; cheat
कितवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकितव
शशासhas chastised, has punished
शशास:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशास्
आरेfar away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे
पाशाःnooses, snares
पाशाः:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘be’/‘remain’)
TypeNoun
Rootपाश
आरेfar away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे
अघानिevils, sins
अघानि:
कर्तृ/कर्म (context: ‘be far away’)
TypeNoun
Rootअघ
देवाःO gods
देवाः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
माधिplace, put
माधि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा
पुत्रेin/onto (my) son
पुत्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
विapart, asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga)
मिव(as) one who measures/metes out
मिव:
विशेषण/उपमान
TypeKṛdanta (participle)
Rootमी (मिनोति/मिमीते; here as participial base)
ग्रभीष्टseize, grasp
ग्रभीष्ट:
—
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Chanting Notes
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