Rig Veda 2.14.12 — Mandala 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 12
Sukta 2.14
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditionally for RV 2.14)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (dominant for the sukta; verse-level confirmation required)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मभ्यं तद्वसो दानाय राधः समर्थयस्व बहु ते वसव्यम् । इन्द्र यच्चित्रं श्रवस्या अनु द्यून्बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥
Transliteration
asmabhyaṁ tad vaso dānāya rādhaḥ samarthayasva bahu te vasavyam | indra yac citraṁ śravasyā anu dyūn bṛhad vadema vidathe su-vīrāḥ ||
Translation
For us, O Lord of the riches, make ready that power of giving—your abundant wealth of being. O Indra, so that through the days we may speak the vast and luminous word of fame in the assemblies, becoming full of heroic force.
Word by Word
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
वसोO good one / O wealthy one
वसो:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवसु
दानायfor giving
दानाय:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदान
राधःbounty, wealth
राधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्
समर्थयस्वmake (it) ready / provide
समर्थयस्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-अर्थय् (अर्थयति)
बहुmuch, abundant
बहु:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (indeclinable-like here)
Rootबहु
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
वसव्यम्wealth, wealth-giving (thing)
वसव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवसव्य (वसु + यत्/व्य प्रत्यय; ‘wealthy/pertaining to wealth’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
यत्whatever / that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद्
चित्रम्bright, wondrous
चित्रम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र
श्रवस्याrenown, glory
श्रवस्या:
कर्म/विशेष्यभाव
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootश्रवस्य (श्रवस् + य)
अनुalong, after, according to
अनु:
(उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootअनु
द्यून्days
द्यून्:
अधिकरण (काल-पर्यायः) / कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्युन्/दिव् (दिन)
बृहद्greatly, grand
बृहद्:
कर्म/क्रियाविशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त्
वदेमmay we speak / proclaim
वदेम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
विदथेin the rite/assembly (vidatha)
विदथे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ
सुवीराःhaving good heroes/sons; well-manned
सुवीराः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर
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