Rig Veda 2.13.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 3

Sukta 2.13

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Gṛtsamāda) (traditional attribution for RV 2.13)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 2.13; verse-length and cadence consistent)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अन्वेको वदति यद्ददाति तद्रूपा मिनन्तदपा एक ईयते । विश्वा एकस्य विनुदस्तितिक्षते यस्ताकृणोः प्रथमं सास्युक्थ्यः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.13.3

Transliteration

anvéko vadati yád dadā́ti tád rūpā́ minán tád-apā́ eka īyate | viśvā́ ékasya vi-núdas titikṣate yás tā́kṛṇoḥ prathamáṃ sá āsy ukthyáḥ ||

Translation

Jeden podąża i głosi to, co daje; jednak zmienia on formy tego daru. Jeden sam porusza się jak same wody. Wszystkie odpychania i naporu przeciwko Jednemu są znoszone i znoszone przez niego, on, który pierwszy ukształtował te moce; on zaprawdę jest prawdziwym tematem hymnu.

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Word by Word

• अन्वेकः: one after another; each single (one)
• अन्वेकः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• वदति: speaks; says
• वदति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (वदति)

• यत्: what; that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (ददाति)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रूपाः: forms; appearances
• रूपाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)

• मिनन्ति: diminish; destroy; impair
• मिनन्ति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मि/मिन् (मिनन्ति) ‘क्षय/हिंसा/नाश’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अपाः: the waters
• अपाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘जल’

• एकः: one; single
• एकः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• ईयते: goes; moves
• ईयते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (ईयते) ‘गच्छति’

• विश्वाः: all
• विश्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• एकस्य: of one (single one)
• एकस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• विनुदः: the repeller; the one who drives away
• विनुदः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent) / Epithet
• Root: वि + √नुद् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) ‘अपनुद्/प्रेरय्’

• तितिक्षते: endures; bears
• तितिक्षते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तिज्/तिक्ष् (तितिक्षते) ‘सहते’

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

• ताकृणोः: you have made; you did
• ताकृणोः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (वैदिक रूप) ‘कृणोति’

• प्रथमम्: first; at first
• प्रथमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अस्य: of this; his
• अस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उक्थ्यः: worthy of hymn; hymn-worthy
• उक्थ्यः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Noun (epithet)
• Root: उक्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक) < उक्थ ‘स्तुति’