Rig Veda 2.34.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 34, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.34
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Maruts
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्धन्वभिर्धेनुभी रप्शदूधभिरध्वस्मभिः पथिभिर्भ्राजदृष्टयः । आ हंसासो न स्वसराणि गन्तन मधोर्मदाय मरुतः समन्यवः ॥
Transliteration
índhanvabhir dhenúbhī rapśádūdhābhir adhvasmábhiḥ pathíbhiḥ bhrā́jad-ṛṣṭayaḥ | ā́ haṃsā́so ná svásarāṇi gantana mádhor mádāya marutaḥ sa-manyavaḥ ||
Translation
燃え立たせる力と、乳房の豊かな養いの流れとともに、旅の道を、輝く槍を掲げて来たれ――水に帰る白鳥のごとく――同一の熱情をもつマルトたちよ、蜜（mádhu）の甘美の恍惚のために。
Word by Word
इन्धन्वभिःwith kindling/igniting (forces), with inflaming aids
इन्धन्वभिः:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental plural; compound) / Adjective-like epithet
Rootइन्धनु (प्रातिपदिक; इन्ध् ‘प्रदीपने/दीप्तौ’ से) + अभि (उपसर्ग) → इन्धन्व-
धेनुभिःwith milch-cows (i.e., nourishing streams)
धेनुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक) संभवतः √धेन/√धि ‘दुग्ध-प्रवाह’ (परंपरागत)
रप्शदूधभिःwith sharp/strong udders (i.e., with vigorous sources of milk/strength)
रप्शदूधभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective + Noun (compound) used as instrumental plural
Rootरप्शद्- (विशेषण; ‘तीक्ष्ण/कठोर’) + ऊधस्/ऊधन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘थन/उदर’) → ऊधभि- (तृतीया बहु)
अध्वस्मभिःwith road-dusts / with the dust of the way
अध्वस्मभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धूलि/मार्ग-धूल’)
पथिभिःwith paths/ways
पथिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपथि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पथ’)
भ्राजदृष्टयःwhose spears/visions are shining; shining-lanced
भ्राजदृष्टयः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi-like epithet) / Noun-compound
Root√भ्राज् ‘दीप्तौ’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त ‘भ्राजत्/भ्राजद्’) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक ‘दृष्टि/किरण/भाला-दृष्टि’)
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
हंसासःswans
हंसासः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootहंस (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
स्वस॑राणि(their) sisters
स्वस॑राणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बहिन/बहन’), यहाँ ‘स्वस॑र’
गन्तनcome, go (hither)!
गन्तन:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गम् ‘गत्यर्थे’
मधोःof honey/sweet drink (mead, soma-sweetness)
मधोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
मदायfor exhilaration/intoxication
मदाय:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मद/उन्माद/हर्ष’)
मरुतःthe Maruts (storm-gods)
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
समन्यवःof united ardour/with common fury; unanimous in impulse
समन्यवः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक ‘क्रोध/उत्साह/आवेग’) → समन्यु-
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