Rig Veda 2.28.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 28, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.28
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Varuṇa and the Ādityas (sons of Aditi)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव स्याम पुरुवीरस्य शर्मन्नुरुशंसस्य वरुण प्रणेतः । यूयं नः पुत्रा अदितेरदब्धा अभि क्षमध्वं युज्याय देवाः ॥
Transliteration
táva syāma puru-vī́rasya śármann uru-śáṃsasya varuṇa praṇétaḥ | yūyáṃ naḥ putrā́ aditer adabdhā́ abhí kṣamadhvaṃ yújyāya devā́ḥ ||
Translation
तव स्याम पुरुवीरस्य शर्मणि, उरुशंसस्य वरुण प्रणेतः। यूयं नः पुत्रा अदितेरदब्धा अभि क्षमध्वं; युज्याय देवाः अस्मान् धारयत, उन्नयत।
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
कर्तृ (we as subject)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
पुरुवीरस्यof the many-heroed (one)
पुरुवीरस्य:
सम्बन्ध (qualifying the following noun)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपुरुवीर (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु- + वीर)
शर्मन्in the shelter/protection
शर्मन्:
अधिकरण (locus/state: ‘in/under’)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुशंसस्यof the far-famed / widely-praised
उरुशंसस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootउरुशंस (प्रातिपदिक; उरु- + शंस)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रणेतःO leader/guide
प्रणेतः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootप्र-नी (धातु) → प्रणेतृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
यूयम्you (pl.)
यूयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (for us) / सम्बन्ध (of us) بحسب प्रयोग
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
कर्तृ (in apposition to ‘you’)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितेःof Aditi
अदितेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
अदब्धाःunharmed / unassailable
अदब्धाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; a- + dabdha)
अभिtowards / upon
अभि:
उपसर्ग (direction/intensity)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्षमध्वम्be patient / be gracious
क्षमध्वम्:
क्रिया (addressed to the gods)
TypeVerb
Rootक्षम् (धातु; ‘to be patient/forbear’)
युज्यायfor yoking / for union / for fitting (aid)
युज्याय:
सम्प्रदान (purpose: ‘for …’)
TypeAdjective (gerundive used as noun/qualifier)
Rootयुज्य (प्रातिपदिक; gerundive from युज् ‘to yoke/join’)
देवाःO gods
देवाः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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