Rig Veda 2.26.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 26, Mantra 3

Sukta 2.26

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Āṅgirasa)

Devata: Brahmaṇaspati

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स इज्जनेन स विशा स जन्मना स पुत्रैर्वाजं भरते धना नृभिः । देवानां यः पितरमाविवासति श्रद्धामना हविषा ब्रह्मणस्पतिम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.26.3

Transliteration

sá íj jánena sá viśā́ sá jánmanā sá putráir vā́jaṃ bharate dhánā nṛ́bhiḥ | devā́nāṃ yáḥ pitáram ā́vivāsati śraddhā́-manā havíṣā bráhmaṇas pátim ||

Translation

He indeed is upheld by people, by the community, by birth itself; by sons he brings the plenitude of force, and by men the riches of being—who with a mind of faith serves and makes welcome the Father of the gods, Brahmaṇaspati, through the offering.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• जनेन: by (his) people/folk
• जनेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• विशा: by the clan/settlement
• विशा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• जन्मना: by birth
• जन्मना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• पुत्रैः: with sons
• पुत्रैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजम्: prize; strength; gain
• वाजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• भरते: bears, brings
• भरते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भृञ्)

• धनाः: wealthes/treasures
• धनाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)

• नृभिः: with men
• नृभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• आविवासति: reveres, serves, pays homage to
• आविवासति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √वास् (वास उपसेवायाम्) / √वस् (वस निवासे) — वैदिकः ‘आ-विवास’ = ‘आ-वासयति/उपसेवते’

• श्रद्धामना: having faith in mind; faithful-minded
• श्रद्धामना: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा-मनस् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासः; प्रातिपदिक)

• हविषा: with oblation
• हविषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मणस्पतिम्: Brahmaṇaspati (Lord of prayer)
• ब्रह्मणस्पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Deity name)
• Root: ब्रह्मणस्-पति (समासः; प्रातिपदिक)