Rig Veda 2.19.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 2
Sukta 2.19
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य मन्दानो मध्वो वज्रहस्तोऽहिमिन्द्रो अर्णोवृतं वि वृश्चत् । प्र यद्वयो न स्वसराण्यच्छा प्रयांसि च नदीनां चक्रमन्त ॥
Transliteration
asyá mandānó mádhvo vájrahasto 'hím índro arṇóvṛtaṃ ví vṛścat | prá yád váyo ná svásarāṇy ácchā práyāṃsi ca nadī́nāṃ cákramanta ||
Translation
अस्य मन्दानो मध्वो वज्रहस्तोऽहिमिन्द्रो अर्णोवृतं वि वृश्चत् । प्र यद्वयो न स्वसराण्यच्छा प्रयांसि च नदीनां चक्रमन्त ॥
Word by Word
अस्यof this (one); of him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्दानःrejoicing; exhilarated
मन्दानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootमन्द् (धातु) → मन्दान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
मध्वःof honey/sweet drink (soma)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / हेतुः (by reason of)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रहस्तःwhose hand holds the vajra
वज्रहस्तः:
कर्तृ (as subject-epithet)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्र-हस्त (समास-प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्राय)
अहिम्the serpent (Vṛtra)
अहिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णःthe flood; the waters
अर्णः:
कर्म (object of ‘released/let flow’ sense with following verb)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णस्/अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘flood, wave, water’)
वृतम्the obstructing barrier; the enclosed (blockage)
वृतम्:
कर्म (object: ‘the obstructing/obstructed [thing]’)
TypeAdjective/Participle used substantively
Rootवृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √वृ ‘to cover, obstruct’)
विapart; asunder
वि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वृश्चत्he cut; he cleft
वृश्चत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृश्च् (छेदने)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यत्when; that which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/अव्ययीभाव (clausal link)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयःa bird; (lit.) winged creature
वयः:
उपमान (in simile with ‘न’)
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
उपमान-सूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
स्वसाराणिsisters
स्वसाराणि:
कर्म (those approached/attained)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक) → स्वसार (स्त्री)
अच्छाtowards; straight to
अच्छा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
प्रforth
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यांसिpaths; courses; goings
यांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun (action-noun/participle used substantively)
Root√या (गत्यर्थे) → यांस्/यांसि (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘going’)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नदीनाम्of the rivers
नदीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्रमन्तthey strode/moved; they set in motion
चक्रमन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√क्रम् (गत्यर्थे) with preverb चक्/चक्र- (reduplicated aorist base)
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