Rig Veda 2.33.12: Mandala 2, Sukta 33, Mantra 12
Sukta 2.33
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Rudra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कुमारश्चित्पितरं वन्दमानं प्रति नानाम रुद्रोपयन्तम् । भूरेर्दातारं सत्पतिं गृणीषे स्तुतस्त्वं भेषजा रास्यस्मे ॥
Transliteration
kumārás cit pitáraṃ vándamānaṃ práti nanāma rudrópa-yántam | bhū́rer dātā́raṃ sát-patiṃ gṛṇīṣe stutás tváṃ bheṣajā́ rāsy asmé ||
Translation
幼子すら、近づき来る父に向かい礼拝する。かくて我も、近づき来るルドラに頭を垂れる。汝を、広大を与える施与者、真実の主（sat-pati）として讃え歌う。讃えられし汝よ、われらに癒しの薬力（bheṣajá）を授けたまえ。
Word by Word
कुमारःthe boy/young one
कुमारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वन्दमानम्worshipping, praising
वन्दमानम्:
Karma (पितरम् इति विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Verbal
Rootवन्द् (धातु) → वन्दमान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त)
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नानामI have bowed / I bow
नानाम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनम् (धातु) → नानाम (लिट्/परिपूर्ण-भूत, 1.एकवचन, परस्मैपद; वैदिक रूप)
रुद्रःRudra
रुद्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उपयन्तम्approaching, coming near
उपयन्तम्:
Karma (रुद्रम् इति गम्य-भावः; ‘प्रति’ सह)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Verbal
Rootउप-इ (धातु) → उपयन्त (वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त, शतृ)
भूरेःof abundance / of much
भूरेः:
—
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootभूरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बहु’)
दातारम्giver
दातारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootदा (धातु) → दातृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सत्पतिम्lord of the good/true (good lord)
सत्पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत् + पति (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
गृणीषेyou praise / you are praised (I address: ‘you praise’ in invocation)
गृणीषे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगृ (धातु; ‘स्तु’)
स्तुतःpraised
स्तुतः:
Kartā (त्वम् इति विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootस्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त; क्त)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भेषजाremedies, medicines
भेषजा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
रासिgrant! give!
रासि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरा (धातु; ‘ददाति/प्रयच्छति’)
अस्मेto us, for us
अस्मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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