Rig Veda 2.33.9: Mandala 2, Sukta 33, Mantra 9
Sukta 2.33
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Rudra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्थिरेभिरङ्गैः पुरुरूप उग्रो बभ्रुः शुक्रेभिः पिपिशे हिरण्यैः । ईशानादस्य भुवनस्य भूरेर्न वा उ योषद्रुद्रादसुर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
sthirébhir áṅgaiḥ pururū́pa ugró babhrúḥ śukrébhiḥ pipiśé híraṇyaiḥ | ī́śānād asyá bhúvanasya bhū́rer ná vā u yoṣad rudrā́d asúryam ||
Translation
堅き肢体を備え、多くの姿を現し、恐るべき褐色の者は、きらめく黄金によって飾られる。この広大なる世界の主として、ルドラから王者の威力を奪い得る者はなく、彼のアスリヤ（asurya）の力の前に闇は立ち得ない。
Word by Word
स्थिरेभिःwith firm (limbs)
स्थिरेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर- (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गैःwith limbs
अङ्गैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुरूपःmany-formed
पुरुरूपः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-रूप- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
उग्रःfierce
उग्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
बभ्रुःbrown, tawny
बभ्रुः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootबभ्रु- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्रेभिःwith bright (ornaments)
शुक्रेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
पिपिशेhas adorned/arrayed (himself)
पिपिशे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पिश् (पिशँ/पिश्) ‘to adorn, form, fashion; smear/polish’
हिरण्यैःwith gold (golden ornaments)
हिरण्यैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशानात्from the ruler/lord
ईशानात्:
अपादान
TypeParticiple/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootईशान- (कृदन्त; √ईश् ‘to rule, possess’)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनस्यof the world/being
भुवनस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन- (प्रातिपदिक; √भू)
भूरेःof the abundant/mighty one
भूरेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootभूरि- (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
वैindeed
वै:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (निपात)
उverily, even
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
योषत्may he grant/allow; may it please (him)
योषत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√युष्/योष् (वेद. ‘to grant, allow, be willing/pleased’)
रुद्रात्from Rudra
रुद्रात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootरुद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
असुर्यम्the non-solar darkness; sunless (gloom)
असुर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअसुर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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