Rig Veda 5.34.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 34, Mantra 2

Sukta 5.34

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)

Devata: Indra (with Uśanas Kavi as mythic helper)

Chandas: Trishtubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ यः सोमेन जठरमपिप्रतामन्दत मघवा मध्वो अन्धसः । यदीं मृगाय हन्तवे महावधः सहस्रभृष्टिमुशना वधं यमत् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.34.2

Transliteration

ā́ yaḥ sómena jaṭháram apípratām ámandata maghávā́ mádhvo ándhasaḥ | yadī́ṃ mṛgā́ya hántave mahā́vadhaḥ sahásrabhṛṣṭim uśánā́ vadháṃ yámat ||

Translation

ผู้อารีผู้เปี่ยมทานนั้น เมื่อเติมท้องด้วยโสมะ (Soma) ก็ยินดีร่าเริงด้วยน้ำคั้นหวานดุจน้ำผึ้ง; ครั้นเมื่อเขาแสวงหาอาวุธคมพันคมเพื่อสังหาร “สัตว์ป่า” ผู้ขัดขืน ฤๅษีอุศนา (Uśanā) ก็ได้กำหนดพลังสังหารนั้นไว้ให้เขา

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Word by Word

• आ: towards; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमेन: with Soma
• सोमेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• जठरम्: belly
• जठरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जठर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपिप्रताम्: they filled (completely)
• अपिप्रताम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पॄ/पृ (पूरणे) + सन्/तीव्र-आवृत्ति (वेदिक) ; रूपम्: अपि-प्र-ताम्

• अन्दत: rejoiced; was exhilarated
• अन्दत: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अन्द् (आनन्दे/मदे) (वेदिक)

• मघवा: the bountiful one (Indra)
• मघवा: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)

• मध्वः: of sweetness; of honey
• मध्वः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्धसः: of the Soma-juice
• अन्धसः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक; सोमरसः)

• यद्: when; since
• यद्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय/सर्वनाम)

• ईम्: indeed; just
• ईम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ईम् (निपात)

• मृगाय: for the wild beast; for the game
• मृगाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)

• हन्तवे: to slay
• हन्तवे: Prayojana
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (हिंसायाम्) → हन्तृ/हन्तु (inf.)

• महावधः: of great slaughter; mighty-smiting
• महावधः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-वध (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय)

• सहस्रभृष्टिम्: the thousand-pointed (weapon)
• सहस्रभृष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-भृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thousand-pointed/shafted’)

• उशनाः: Uśanā (the seer)
• उशनाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस्/उशना (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिः/कवि-नाम)

• वधम्: weapon; slaying
• वधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)

• यमत्: held; wielded; directed
• यमत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (यमे/नियमे/ग्रहणे) (वेदिक)