Rig Veda 2.28.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 28, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.28
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपो सु म्यक्ष वरुण भियसं मत्सम्राळृतावोऽनु मा गृभाय । दामेव वत्साद्वि मुमुग्ध्यंहो नहि त्वदारे निमिषश्चनेशे ॥
Transliteration
ápo su myakṣa varuṇa bhiyásaṃ mat samrā́ḷ ṛtā́vo 'ánu mā gṛbhāya | dā́meva vatsā́d ví mumugdhy áṃho náhi tvád āré ni-míṣaś canéśe ||
Translation
अपो सु म्यक्ष वरुण भियसं मत्सम्राळृतावोऽनु मा गृभाय। दामेव वत्साद्वि मुमुग्ध्यंहो नहि त्वदारे निमिषश्चनेशे॥
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अपःwaters (as object)
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुwell, completely
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात/उपसर्गीय अव्यय)
म्याक्षrelease! / let go!
म्याक्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Rootम्यक्ष् (धातु; ‘to release/let go’, Vedic)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
भियसम्fear, dread
भियसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभियस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fear, dread’)
मत्सम्राट्O sovereign over me / my overlord
मत्सम्राट्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमत्-सम्राज् (समास; ‘me + sovereign king’)
ऋतावःO upholder of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतावः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing ṛta, true/just’)
अनुafter, along; upon
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
माme
मा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
गृभायseize! / take hold (of me)!
गृभाय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्/गृभ् (धातु; ‘to seize, grasp’)
दामwith a cord/bond
दाम:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cord, rope, bond’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
वत्सात्from a calf
वत्सात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक; ‘calf’)
विapart, away, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मुमुग्धिset free! release!
मुमुग्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु; ‘to release, free’; reduplicated Vedic injunctive/imperative formation)
अंहःfrom distress/sin (as that to be removed)
अंहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘distress, sin, trouble’)
नहिindeed not, surely not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (अव्यय)
त्वत्from you
त्वत्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
आरेfar away
आरे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरे (अव्यय)
निमिषःa wink; a moment
निमिषः:
कर्तृ (of ‘is able’)
TypeNoun
Rootनिमिष्/निमेष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wink, moment’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
ईशेis able / has power
ईशे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootईश् (धातु; ‘to be able, have power’)
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