Rig Veda 2.35.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 35, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.35

Rishi: Gṛtsamada

Devata: Apāṃ Napāt

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 2.35)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उपेमसृक्षि वाजयुर्वचस्यां चनो दधीत नाद्यो गिरो मे । अपां नपादाशुहेमा कुवित्स सुपेशसस्करति जोषिषद्धि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.35.1

Transliteration

upém asṛkṣi vājayúrv acasyā́ṃ cánó dadhīta nā́dyo gíro me | apā́ṃ nápād āśuhémā kúvit sá supéśasas karati jóṣiṣad dhi ||

Translation

Near to him my word is released, seeking plenitude of force; may the divine one accept these voices of mine. O Child of the Waters, swift in his golden radiance—will he not fashion for us a perfect form of delight, consenting to our aspiration?

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Word by Word

• उप: forth; up (as preverb)
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

• इमम्: this (one)
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• असृक्षि: has sent forth; has let flow
• असृक्षि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्

• वाजयुः: the prize-seeker; the racer (epithet)
• वाजयुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजयु

• वचस्यम्: worthy of speech/praise; to be hymned
• वचस्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वचस्य

• चानः: for us; to us
• चानः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम् (एन्क्लिटिक नः)

• दधीत: may he place; may he bestow
• दधीत: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा

• नाद्यः: sounding; resounding
• नाद्यः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाद्य

• गिरः: songs; hymns
• गिरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्

• मे: my
• मे: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्

• नपात्: offspring; son (epithet: ‘Son of the Waters’)
• नपात्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: नपात्

• आशुहेमा: swift-going; quickly moving
• आशुहेमा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशुहेमन्

• कुवित्: whether indeed? perhaps?
• कुवित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुवित्

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

• सुपेशसः: of beautiful form; well-adorned
• सुपेशसः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपेशस्

• करति: makes; fashions
• करति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ

• जोषिषद्: take pleasure (in it); favor (it)
• जोषिषद्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष्

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि