Rig Veda 2.19.7 — Mandala 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 7
Sukta 2.19
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा त इन्द्रोचथमहेम श्रवस्या न त्मना वाजयन्तः । अश्याम तत्साप्तमाशुषाणा ननमो वधरदेवस्य पीयोः ॥
Transliteration
evā́ ta indrocátham ahema śravasyā́ ná tmanā́ vājáyantaḥ | aśyā́ma tát sā́ptam āśuṣāṇā́ nanámo vádhar ádevasya pīyóḥ ||
Translation
एवा त इन्द्रोचथमहेम श्रवस्याः, न त्मना वाजयन्तः। अश्याम तत् सप्तमम् आशुषाणाः; न नमो वधरदेवस्य पीयोः॥
Word by Word
ए॒वाthus, just so
ए॒वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
त॑to you
त॑:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उ॒चथ॑महेमwe have uttered (a hymn of praise)
उ॒चथ॑महेम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) → उक्थ (नाम) + मह्/मही (धातु ‘to rejoice/esteem’?)
श्रव॒स्याfame-seeking, glory-winning
श्रव॒स्या:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक) → श्रवस्य (विशेषण)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
त्मना॑by (our) own self, of ourselves
त्मना॑:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘self, person’)
वा॒जय॑न्तःwinning prizes, striving for booty
वा॒जय॑न्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootवाजय् (धातु/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) ‘to win/drive for prize’
अ॒श्यामmay we attain
अ॒श्याम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु ‘to reach, obtain’)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
साप्त॑मthe seventh
साप्त॑म:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्तम (क्रमवाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
आशुषा॒णाhastening, speeding
आशुषा॒णा:
Kartā/हेतुः (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
TypeParticiple
Rootआ-शु (धातु ‘to hasten’)
न॒नमःwe have bowed
न॒नमः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootनम् (धातु ‘to bow’)
वध॒रदे॑वस्यof the slaying god (epithet)
वध॒रदे॑वस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवधरदेव (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘whose god is the weapon/striker’ / ‘slaying-god’ as epithet)
पी॒योःin/for the draught (Soma), of the drink
पी॒योः:
Adhikaraṇa/Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपीयू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘drink, draught’; esp. Soma-draught)
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