Rig Veda 2.35.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 35, Mantra 7
Sukta 2.35
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Apāṃ Napāt
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्व आ दमे सुदुघा यस्य धेनुः स्वधां पीपाय सुभ्वन्नमत्ति । सो अपां नपादूर्जयन्नप्स्वन्तर्वसुदेयाय विधते वि भाति ॥
Transliteration
svá ā́ dáme sudúghā́ yásya dhenúḥ svadhā́ṃ pīpāya subhv ànnam atti | só apā́ṃ napād ūrjáyann apsv àntar vasudéyāya vidhaté ví bhāti ||
Translation
彼の自らの家にて、豊穣の乳牛は豊かに乳を注ぐ。彼は svadhā（自らの法・自力）を増し、善き養いを味わう。水の子 Apāṃ Napāt は、水のうちに生の力を打ち立てつつ、祭儀をなす施主のために輝き、まことの富を授けんとする。
Word by Word
स्वःindeed; verily (emphatic particle)
स्वः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वर् (प्रातिपदिक) / स्वः (निपात)
आtowards; unto; (intensifier)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दमेin the house; in the home
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदुघाgood-milking; yielding well
सुदुघा:
Viśeṣaṇa (of धेनुः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुघा (प्रातिपदिक; दुह् ‘to milk’ से)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धेनुःthe cow
धेनुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधाम्svadhā; own sustaining power/food-offering
स्वधाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
पीपायhas made (it) drink; has caused to swell/nourish
पीपाय:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु; ‘to drink’), caus./intens. stem पीपाय-
सुभ्वन्नम्good nourishment; good food
सुभ्वन्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-भ्वन्न (प्रातिपदिक; भ्वन्/भू-सम्बद्ध ‘thriving/abundant’)
अत्तिeats
अत्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
नपात्offspring; son (epithet: ‘Son of the Waters’)
नपात्:
Kartā (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्जयन्strengthening; invigorating
ऊर्जयन्:
Kartā (participial, agreeing with सः/नपात्)
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootऊर्ज् (धातु ‘to invigorate/strengthen’), present participle ऊर्जयन्त्
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तःwithin
अन्तः:
— (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः (अव्यय)
वसुदेयायfor the wealth-giver; for (him who is) giver of riches
वसुदेयाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective/Noun (dative epithet)
Rootवसु-देय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth-giving/whose gift is wealth’)
विधतेfor the worshipper; for the instituter (of rite)
विधते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootविधत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worshipper/ordainer’)
विforth; apart; widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
भातिshines; appears
भाति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootभा (धातु)
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