Rig Veda 1.176.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 176, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.176
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify)
Devata: Soma (Indu)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तस्मिन्ना वेशया गिरो य एकश्चर्षणीनाम् । अनु स्वधा यमुप्यते यवं न चर्कृषद्वृषा ॥
Transliteration
tásminn ā́ veśayā gíro yá ékaś carṣaṇī́nām | ánu svadhā́ yám úpyate yávam ná carkṛ́ṣad vṛ́ṣā ||
Translation
In him set our utterances—who alone stands for the peoples. Following his own law of being, he is pressed forth, like barley well-ground, the Bull that makes the energies ready for the work.
Word by Word
तस्मिन्in/at that (one)
तस्मिन्:
अधिकारण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वेशयlead/settle (them) in
वेशय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविश् (धातु; ‘प्रवेशने/निवेशने’), causative stem वेशय-
गिरःhymns, songs, praises
गिरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक) ‘वाक्/स्तुति’
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकःalone, single
एकः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
चर्षणीनाम्of the peoples, of the races
चर्षणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणि (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘जन/मनुष्य-समूह’), RV-प्रयोगः
अनुafter, according to
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वधाby (his) own power / according to svadhā
स्वधा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वधाभिः/स्वभावशक्ति/पितृ-आहुत्य-शक्ति’)
यम्whom
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उप्यतेis approached, is gone to
उप्यते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootउप + या (धातु; ‘गत्यर्थ’), passive stem उपीयते/उप्यते (RV-संक्षेप)
यवम्barley
यवम्:
उपमान-कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयव (पुं. प्रातिपदिक) ‘barley’
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
चर्कृषत्has drawn/dragged (mightily)
चर्कृषत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृष् (धातु; ‘कर्षणे/आकर्षणे/कर्षति’), intensive/reduplicated stem चर्कृष-
वृषाthe bull (the mighty one)
वृषा:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन्/वृष (पुं. प्रातिपदिक) ‘bull; vigorous one’
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