Rig Veda 2.35.13: Mandala 2, Sukta 35, Mantra 13
Sukta 2.35
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditionally for RV 2.35)
Devata: Apām Napāt (mystic Fire in/behind the Waters)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; standard for much of RV 2.35)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स ईं वृषाजनयत्तासु गर्भं स ईं शिशुर्धयति तं रिहन्ति । सो अपां नपादनभिम्लातवर्णोऽन्यस्येवेह तन्वा विवेष ॥
Transliteration
sa īṁ vṛ́ṣā janayat tā́su gárbhaṁ sa īṁ śíśur dhayati táṁ rihanti | só apā́m napā́d anabhimlāta-varṇó ’nyásyevehá tanvā́ viveṣa ||
Translation
स ईं वृषाजनयत्तासु गर्भं स ईं शिशुर्धयति तं रिहन्ति। सो अपां नपादनभिम्लातवर्णोऽन्यस्येवॆह तन्वा विवेष॥
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed; just
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
वृषाthe bull; the virile one
वृषा:
Kartā (सः वृषा = ‘he, the bull/virile one’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
जनयत्begot; generated
जनयत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने)
तासुin/among those (waters)
तासु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्an embryo; germ
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
शिशुःa child; infant
शिशुः:
Kartā (सः शिशुः = ‘he as a child’)
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
धयतिsucks; drinks
धयति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धा/√धय् (धाने/पाने ‘to suck, drink’)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रिहन्तिthey lick
रिहन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रिह् (लेहने)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
नपात्offspring; son (descendant)
नपात्:
Kartā/Viśeṣya (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootनपात् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनभिम्लातवर्णःwhose color does not fade; unfading-hued
अनभिम्लातवर्णः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of सः/नपात्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन- + अभि-√म्ला (म्लाने ‘to fade’) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) [बहुव्रीहिः]
अन्यस्यof another
अन्यस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इवas if; like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
तन्वाwith (his) body; in person
तन्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
विवेषhas entered; has come in
विवेष:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (प्रवेशने) [विवेष = परिपूर्ण-प्रवेश/आगमन]
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