Rig Veda 2.15.6 — Mandala 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.15
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सोदञ्चं सिन्धुमरिणान्महित्वा वज्रेणान उषसः सं पिपेष । अजवसो जविनीभिर्विवृश्चन्त्सोमस्य ता मद इन्द्रश्चकार ॥
Transliteration
sodañcaṁ sindhum ariṇān mahitvā vajreṇāna uṣasaḥ saṁ pipeṣa | ajavaso javinībhir vivṛścant somasya tā made indraś cakāra ||
Translation
พระองค์ทรงหันกระแสแห่งสินธุ (Sindhu) ให้ไหลย้อนขึ้นด้วยความยิ่งใหญ่ และทรงใช้วัชระ (vajra) บดขยี้รถศึกของอุษัส (Uṣas เทพีรุ่งอรุณ). ทรงตัดผ่านผู้ไม่เร่งรีบด้วยผู้รวดเร็ว—กิจเหล่านี้พระอินทระทรงกระทำสำเร็จในความปีติเมามายแห่งโสมะ (Soma).
Word by Word
सःhe (Indra)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उदञ्चम्upward-flowing / northward
उदञ्चम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्-अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक: उदञ्च-)
सिन्धुम्the river/stream (Sindhu)
सिन्धुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु-
अरिणात्set (it) in motion; made (it) flow
अरिणात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (री/अरि) ‘to set in motion, cause to flow’
महित्वाby (his) greatness; through might
महित्वा:
करण/हेतु
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootमहि- (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वा (तद्धित) → महित्व-
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र-
अनःthe chariot
अनः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्/अनस्- ‘cart, chariot’
उषसःof Dawn
उषसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्-
सम्together; completely
सम्:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
पिपेषcrushed; pounded
पिपेष:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पिष् ‘to crush, pound’
अजवसःthe swift ones
अजवसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootअजवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous’)
जविनीभिःwith swift (mares/powers)
जविनीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजविनी- (स्त्री; ‘swift (mare/force)’)
विवृश्चन्cutting apart; hewing
विवृश्चन्:
कर्तृ (क्रियाविशेषण-भावः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootवि + √वृश्च् ‘to cut, hew, tear’
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
ताःthose (draughts)
ताः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin exhilaration; in the intoxication
मदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद- ‘intoxication, exhilaration’
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र-
चकारmade; performed
चकार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ ‘to do, make’
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