Rig Veda 2.24.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 7
Sukta 2.24
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati with Agni invoked by implication (fire kindled in stone)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋतावानः प्रतिचक्ष्यानृता पुनरात आ तस्थुः कवयो महस्पथः । ते बाहुभ्यां धमितमग्निमश्मनि नकिः षो अस्त्यरणो जहुर्हि तम् ॥
Transliteration
ṛtā́vānaḥ prati-cákṣyānṛ́tā púner ā́ta ā́ tasthuḥ kaváyo mahás páthaḥ | té bāhúbhyāṃ dhamitám agním áśmani nákiḥ ṣó asty áraṇo jahúr hí tám ||
Translation
ऋतावानः कवयोऽनृतं प्रतिचक्ष्य पुनर्महस्पथे आ तस्थुः। ते बाहुभ्यां ध्मातमग्निमश्मनि प्राज्वालयन्; न कश्चिदस्य अरणोऽस्ति, यतः तं सत्यं जहुः॥
Word by Word
ऋतावानःpossessing ṛta (truth/cosmic order)
ऋतावानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + वन्)
प्रतिtowards, against, in return
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चक्ष्यwill see / will behold
चक्ष्य:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचक्ष् (धातु) → चक्ष्य (भविष्यत्/विधेय-रूप, कर्तरि)
अनृताःthe untrue ones, false (men)
अनृताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain, back
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
आतःfrom here/thereupon; hence
आतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआतः (अव्यय; आतस्)
आto, unto; (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तस्थुःthey have stood / took their stand
तस्थुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
कवयःseers, poets
कवयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
महःof greatness, of the great (one)
महः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमहत्/महि (प्रातिपदिक; RV: महस्)
पथःpaths, ways
पथः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पथ (प्रातिपदिक; RV: पथस्)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
बाहुभ्याम्with (their) two arms
बाहुभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
धमितम्blown, kindled (by blowing)
धमितम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootध्मा (धातु) → धमित (कृदन्त, क्त)
अग्निम्Agni, fire
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्मनिon/within the stone (pressing-stone; stone)
अश्मनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नकिःno one, none
नकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिस् (अव्यय/निपात)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम) → सः
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अरणःwithout rival; not to be harmed/overcome
अरणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरण (प्रातिपदिक)
जहुःthey have left/abandoned
जहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहा (धातु)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
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