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Rig Veda 2.21.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 21, Mantra 5

Sukta 2.21

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यज्ञेन गातुमप्तुरो विविद्रिरे धियो हिन्वाना उशिजो मनीषिणः । अभिस्वरा निषदा गा अवस्यव इन्द्रे हिन्वाना द्रविणान्याशत ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 2.21.5
Transliteration

yajñéna gātúm aptúro vividrire dhíyo hinvānā́ uśíjo manīṣíṇaḥ | abhí-svarā niṣádā gā́ avasyávo índre hinvānā́ dráviṇāny āśata ||

Translation

By the sacrifice the apturas found the path; stirring their thoughts, the eager, the wise. With the cry toward the Light, sitting in the session, desiring help, they urged themselves in Indra and attained the plenitudes.

Word by Word
यज्ञेनby/with the sacrifice
यज्ञेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज्
गातुम्a path; passage; way
गातुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगातु (प्रातिपदिक) < √गा (गमन/गान)
अप्तुरःthe active/efficient ones; doers (ritual agents)
अप्तुरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअप्तुर (प्रातिपदिक) < अप् (कर्म/आप्) + तुर (कर्ता) (व्युत्पत्तिः वैदिकी)
विविद्रिरेthey have found; they discovered
विविद्रिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (जानने) (परस्मैपद) with वि-वि- (intensive/iterative)
धियःthoughts; insights; hymns
धियः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधि (प्रातिपदिक) < √धी (बुद्धौ)
हिन्वानाःimpelling; urging on
हिन्वानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√हिन्व्/हिव् (प्रेरणे) (वेदिक)
उशिजःthe eager worshippers/priests (uśij-s)
उशिजः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउशिज् (प्रातिपदिक) (वैदिक: यज्ञकर्मणि प्रवृत्ताः/उषः-सम्बद्धाः)
मनीषिणःthe wise; inspired thinkers
मनीषिणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < मनीषा
अभिस्वराःsounding forth; chanting aloud
अभिस्वराः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअभि-स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्वर् (स्वरे/ध्वनौ)
निषदाःthe seated/attending ones; assistants
निषदाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक) < नि-√सद् (उपवेशने) (वैदिक: ‘आसीन/उपस्थित’)
गाःcows
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अवस्यवःseeking help/favor; desirous of aid
अवस्यवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअवस्यु (प्रातिपदिक) < अवस् (सहाय/रक्षा) + यु (इच्छुक)
इन्द्रेin/with Indra; upon Indra
इन्द्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हिन्वानाःimpelling; urging on
हिन्वानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√हिन्व्/हिव् (प्रेरणे)
द्रविणानिwealths; riches
द्रविणानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविण (प्रातिपदिक)
आशतthey attained; they reached
आशत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (व्याप्तौ/प्राप्तौ) with आ-
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