Rig Veda 2.25.3 — Mandala 2, Sukta 25, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.25
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional ascription)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सिन्धुर्न क्षोदः शिमीवाँ ऋघायतो वृषेव वध्रीँरभि वष्ट्योजसा । अग्नेरिव प्रसितिर्नाह वर्तवे यंयं युजं कृणुते ब्रह्मणस्पतिः ॥
Transliteration
síndhur ná kṣódaḥ śimī́vān ṛghāyató vṛ́ṣeva vádhrīm̐r abhí váṣṭy ójasā | agnér iva prá-sitir nā́ha vártave yaṃ-yáṃ yújaṃ kṛṇuté bráhmaṇas-pátiḥ ||
Translation
सिन्धुरिव क्षोदमिव प्रबलः शिमीवतः ऋघायतः प्रतिपक्षं वृष इव वध्रीरभि वष्ट्योजसा। अग्नेरिव प्रसितिर्नाह वर्तवे—यं यं युजं कृणुते ब्रह्मणस्पतिः स सर्वं बलयति।
Word by Word
सिन्धुःthe river/stream (Sindhu), the flood
सिन्धुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
क्षोदःa surge, agitation, rushing
क्षोदः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ/उपमेय-विशेषणभावे)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षोद (प्रातिपदिक)
शिमीवान्impetuous, forceful, vigorous
शिमीवान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्) / संबन्धः
TypeAdjective
Rootशिमीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् प्रत्यय)
ऋघायतःof the hostile/evil-doer
ऋघायतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (participle-like) / Noun (gen.)
Rootऋघाय (धातु/प्रातिपदिक-आधार; ‘ऋघाय’ = हिंस/द्रोह/दुष्टभाव)
वृषाa bull
वृषा:
Kartā (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वध्रीन्castrated animals/steers (lit. ‘gelded ones’)
वध्रीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध्री (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, against, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि
वष्टिdrives/controls, presses upon
वष्टि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवश् (धातु) / वष्टि (लट्)
ओजसाwith strength, by might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रसितिःimpulse, forward drive; (also) extension/spread
प्रसितिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसिति (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अहindeed, at all
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
वर्तवेfor turning back; to be checked/turned
वर्तवे:
Sampradāna/प्रयोजन (purpose)
TypeNoun (infinitival dative)
Rootवर्तु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वर्तु’ = turning/track) / √वृत् (भावार्थ)
यम्-यम्whomsoever, each (one) whom
यम्-यम्:
Karma (युजम्-विशेषणभावे)
TypePronoun
Rootय (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
युजम्an ally/associate; yoked one
युजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘yoked/fit ally’)
कृणुतेmakes, fashions (for himself)
कृणुते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) / कृणुते (लट्)
ब्रह्मणःof prayer/sacred formulation
ब्रह्मणः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपदम्
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
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