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Rig Veda 2.26.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 26, Mantra 2

Sukta 2.26

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Āṅgirasa)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati (invoked explicitly)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

यजस्व वीर प्र विहि मनायतो भद्रं मनः कृणुष्व वृत्रतूर्ये । हविष्कृणुष्व सुभगो यथाससि ब्रह्मणस्पतेरव आ वृणीमहे ॥

yáj asva vī́ra prá víhi manāyató bhadráṃ mánaḥ kṛṇuṣva vṛtra-tū́rye | havíḥ kṛṇuṣva su-bhágo yáthā́sasi bráhmaṇas patér áva ā́ vṛṇīmahe ||

യജസ്വ, ഹേ വീരാ; മനായതഃ (അന്വേഷിക്കുന്ന ഇച്ഛ)യെ മുന്നോട്ടു നീക്കുക—വൃത്രതൂര്യേ (വൃത്രവിജയ സമരത്തിൽ) മനസ്സിനെ ഭദ്രവും പ്രകാശമയവും ആയ ഉപകരണമാക്കുക. ഹവിഷ് ഒരുക്കുക, യഥാസസി—ശരിയായ പ്രാപ്തിവഴിയിൽ—നീ സുഭഗനാകുവാൻ; ബ്രഹ്മണസ്പതിയുടെ അവ (രക്ഷ/സഹായം) ഞങ്ങൾ വരിച്ചു വിളിച്ചിറക്കുന്നു.

यजस्वworship (you)!
यजस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
वीरO hero
वीर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवीर
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र
विहिplace/lay down, bestow
विहि:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + हि (√हि/√धा-आदेशः)
मनायतःof the intent one / of him who is minded
मनायतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective/Participle (genitive)
Rootमनायन्त् (मनस् + √या, ‘मनाय’ प्रातिपदिक) अथवा ‘मनाय’ (thought/intent) + -तस्
भद्रम्good, auspicious (thing)
भद्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootभद्र
मनःmind
मनः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
कृणुष्वmake for yourself / make
कृणुष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
वृत्रतूर्येin the overcoming of Vṛtra; in the Vṛtra-battle
वृत्रतूर्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रतूर्य
हविष्कृणुष्वprepare the oblation
हविष्कृणुष्व:
TypeVerb (compound-verb)
Rootहविस् + कृ
सुभगःfortunate, auspicious
सुभगः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भग
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अससिyou are
अससि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
ब्रह्मणस्पतेःof Brahmaṇaspati (Lord of prayer)
ब्रह्मणस्पतेः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (proper/title)
Rootब्रह्मणस्-पति
अवःhelp, protection
अवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
towards, hither
:
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Root
वृणीमहेwe choose, we seek
वृणीमहे:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृञ्)

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