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Rig Veda 2.15.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 7

Sukta 2.15

Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

स विद्वाँ अपगोहं कनीनामाविर्भवन्नुदतिष्ठत्परावृक् । प्रति श्रोणः स्थाद्व्यनगचष्ट सोमस्य ता मद इन्द्रश्चकार ॥

sa vidvāṁ apa-goham kanīnām āvir bhavann ud atiṣṭhat parāvṛk | prati śroṇaḥ sthād vy anag acaṣṭa somasya tā made indraś cakāra ||

Knowing the hidden place where the young lights are concealed, he became manifest and rose up from the far turning. Standing opposite, the Strong One looked out and saw distinctly—these Indra accomplished in the ecstasy of Soma.

सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
Kartā (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√विद् (विद् ज्ञाने) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अपगोहम्the concealment; the hiding-away
अपगोहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप-गूह (उपसर्ग अप + √गूह् ‘to hide/conceal’) → अपगोह (प्रातिपदिक)
कनीनाम्of the maidens/young women
कनीनाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootकनीना (प्रातिपदिक)
आविःopenly, manifest
आविः:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्becoming, appearing
भवन्:
Kartā (सः इत्यस्य सह-विशेषणम्)
TypeVerbal participle
Root√भू (भू सत्तायाम्) → शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त) ‘भवत्’
उदतिष्ठत्stood up, arose
उदतिष्ठत्:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + √स्था (स्था गतिनिवृत्तौ/स्थितौ)
परावृक्turning away (the foe); repeller
परावृक्:
Kartā (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootपरावृज्/परावृक् (प्रातिपदिक; RV-प्रयोगः)
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्/दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रोणःthe lame one; (one) with a hip/haunch
श्रोणः:
Kartā (स्थात् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
स्थात्stood / may stand
स्थात्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (स्था)
विapart, distinctly
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अनगचष्टhe looked upon, beheld
अनगचष्ट:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√चक्ष् (चक्ष् दर्शने) with नङ्-आगम/अङ्? RV-form; ‘अनगचष्ट’ = ‘अनु-अग-चष्ट’ (archaic aorist/preterite)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin intoxication, in exhilaration
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चकारdid, made
चकार:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृ करणे)

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