Rig Veda 10.68.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 68, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.68
Rishi: Bṛhaspati / Angiras-tradition
Devata: Bṛhaspati (with invoked functions of Bhaga, Aryaman, Mitra)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सं गोभिराङ्गिरसो नक्षमाणो भग इवेदर्यमणं निनाय । जने मित्रो न दम्पती अनक्ति बृहस्पते वाजयाशूँरिवाजौ ॥
Transliteration
sáṃ góbhir āṅgirasó nákṣamāṇo bhága ivéd aryamáṇaṃ nināya | jáne mitró na dámpatī anakti bṛ́haspate vājáyāśū́ṃr ivājáu ||
Translation
गोभिरङ्गिरसो लक्ष्यं प्रति नक्ष्यमाणः, भग इव आर्यमणं निनाय। जने मित्र इव दम्पती अनक्ति। हे बृहस्पते, वाजेषु शीघ्राशव इव अस्मान् पूर्णतां वाजय।
Word by Word
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) / सम्
गोभिःwith the cows
गोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
आङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgiras (priest/descendant of Aṅgiras)
आङ्गिरसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्षमाणःreaching, attaining
नक्षमाणः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootनक्ष् (धातु; ‘to reach/attain’) → नक्षमाण (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय)
भगःBhaga (the god of fortune), as (one)
भगः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
अर्यमणम्Aryaman (the deity Aryaman)
अर्यमणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
निनायled (has led)
निनाय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु; ‘to lead’)
जनेamong the people, in the community
जने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रःMitra (the god Mitra)
मित्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दम्पतीthe two household-lords (husband and wife)
दम्पती:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदम्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
अनक्तिanoints
अनक्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु; ‘to anoint, smear’)
बृहस्पतेO Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पते:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजयाशूम्the prize-winning swift one
वाजयाशूम्:
Karma (गम्य/प्राप्य-वस्तु) / विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजयाशु (प्रातिपदिक; वाज + याशु ‘swift in winning prizes’)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वाजौin the contest for prizes / in the race
वाजौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
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