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
اس نے اپنی عظمت سے سندھو کو اوپر موڑ دیا، بجلی کی طاقت سے اس نے صبح کی گاڑیوں کو کچل دیا۔ سستوں کو تیزوں سے کاٹ کر گزرا، یہ سب اندر نے سوما کے نشے میں کیا۔
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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