Rig Veda 2.19.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.19
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra (with solar imagery: Sūrya, Etaśa)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स सुन्वत इन्द्रः सूर्यमा देवो रिणङ्मर्त्याय स्तवान् । आ यद्रयिं गुहदवद्यमस्मै भरदंशं नैतशो दशस्यन् ॥
Transliteration
sá sunvatá índraḥ sū́ryam ā́ devó riṇáṅ mártyāya stavā́n | ā́ yád rayíṃ gúhad avadyám asmai bhárad áṃśaṃ ná ét aśo daśasyán ||
Translation
Ao prensador, Indra, o deus, aproxima o Sol do mortal que o louva. E quando lhe traz a plenitude oculta, sem mácula, ele a leva como porção devida — como Etaśa traz a parte, em serviço.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
सुन्वतेto the Soma-presser
सुन्वते:
Sampradāna
TypeVerb (participle used substantively)
Root√सु (सुनोति ‘to press (Soma)’)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यमाःthe sun(-like) one
सूर्यमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootसूर्यमास्/सूर्यमा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sun-like/solar one’)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
रिणङ्he harmed/struck
रिणङ्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (ऋणक्ति/रिणक्ति ‘to injure, harm’)
मर्त्यायfor the mortal
मर्त्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तवान्having praised
स्तवान्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√स्तु (स्तौति ‘to praise’)
आtowards, hither
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
यत्which/that (when)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → यत्
रयिम्wealth
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
गुहत्hiding (it)
गुहत्:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (converbial)
Root√गुह् (गूहति ‘to hide’)
अवद्यम्blameworthy, faulty
अवद्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअवद्य (प्रातिपदिक) / अवद्- (निन्द्य) ‘blameworthy’
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्मै
भरत्he brought
भरत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति ‘to bring, bear’)
अंशम्a share, portion
अंशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअंश (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
(निषेधः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-निपात)
एतशःEtaśa (the swift one/steed)
एतशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootएतश (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/bay (horse)’, esp. of the Sun)
दशस्यन्showing favor / serving
दशस्यन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√दशस्/√दश (वैदिक ‘to show favor, to be gracious/serve’)
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