Rig Veda 2.39.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 39, Mantra 1
Sukta 2.39
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Aśvinau (the two Aśvins)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ग्रावाणेव तदिदर्थं जरेथे गृध्रेव वृक्षं निधिमन्तमच्छ । ब्रह्माणेव विदथ उक्थशासा दूतेव हव्या जन्या पुरुत्रा ॥
Transliteration
grā́vāṇeva tád id árthaṃ jarethe gṛ́dhreva vṛkṣáṃ nidhí-mantam áccha | brahmā́ṇeva vidátha uktha-śā́sā dū́teva havyā́ janyā́ puru-trā́ ||
Translation
ग्रावाणाविव युवां तदिदर्थं जरेथॆ; गृध्राविव निधिमन्तं वृक्षम् अच्छ गच्छथः। ब्रह्माणाविव विदथे उक्थशासौ विचरथः; दूतेव जन्यानि हव्याः पुरुत्रा वहथः।
Word by Word
ग्रावा॑णःthe pressing-stones
ग्रावा॑णः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootग्रावन्- (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *gʷerh₂-? (stone; Vedic ‘pressing-stone’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अर्थम्aim, purpose
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ- (प्रातिपदिक)
जरेथेyou two praise/celebrate
जरेथे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजर्/जॄ (धातु ‘to sing/celebrate; to praise’ in Vedic usage) अथवा √जॄ ‘to age’ (context favors ‘praise’)
गृध्रे॑(like) a vulture
गृध्रे॑:
Kartā (उपमान) / विशेषणवत्
TypeNoun
Rootगृध्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
वृक्षम्a tree
वृक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष- (प्रातिपदिक)
निधिम्a treasure, deposit
निधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तम्lying within; at the end/inside
अन्तम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्त- (प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छtowards
अच्छ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
ब्रह्माणे॑in/at the sacred formulation (brahman)
ब्रह्माणे॑:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
विदथेin the assembly/ritual gathering
विदथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविदथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थशासा॑commanding/ordaining the hymn (uktha)
उक्थशासा॑:
Kartā (विशेषण) / संबोधनार्थ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ- + शास- (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
दू॒ताa messenger
दू॒ता:
Kartā (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
हव्या॒oblations, things to be invoked/offered
हव्या॒:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
जन्या॑belonging to the people/kin; of the clan
जन्या॑:
Kartā (विशेषण) / संबन्धः
TypeAdjective
Rootजन्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुत्राin many places; widely
पुरुत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa (व्याप्ति/देश) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरुत्रा (अव्यय)
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