Rig Veda 2.13.11: Mandala 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 11
Sukta 2.13
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुप्रवाचनं तव वीर वीर्यं यदेकेन क्रतुना विन्दसे वसु । जातूष्ठिरस्य प्र वयः सहस्वतो या चकर्थ सेन्द्र विश्वास्युक्थ्यः ॥
Transliteration
su-pravā́canaṃ táva vīra vīryàṃ yád ékena krátunā vindáse vásu | jātū́ṣṭhirasya prá váyaḥ sáhasvato yā́ cákartha sá índra viśvā́sy ukthyáḥ ||
Translation
勇士啊，你的英雄之力实在配得宣说：因你以一念之志便寻得财富。你推动那恒立者、强力者的精力与威势向前；凡你所成就的——因陀罗啊——你在一切之中都配受颂赞。
Word by Word
सु-प्र-वा॒चनम्(thy) well-proclaimed praise / good utterance
सु-प्र-वा॒चनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (neuter) / adjectival substantive
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक; √वच् ‘वदने’)
तवof thee / thy
तव:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वीरO hero
वीर:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (masc.)
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
वी॒र्यम्heroic power / prowess
वी॒र्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (neuter)
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; from वीर)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकेनwith one / by a single
एकेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रतुनाby (thy) resolve / power of will / counsel
क्रतुना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (masc.)
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
विन्दसेthou findest / obtainest
विन्दसे:
Kriyā (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√विद्/√विन्द् (लभे ‘to find, obtain’)
वसुwealth / good (treasure)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun (neuter) (collective ‘wealth/good’)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
जातूष्ठिः(thy) birth-/origin-glory; innate might (RV epithet)
जातूष्ठिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (fem.)
Rootजातूष्ठि (प्रातिपदिक; RV-lexeme)
अस्यof him / of this (one)
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth / forward
प्र:
Upasarga/particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वयःvigor / strength / vital power
वयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (neuter)
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्वतःof the mighty one
सहस्वतः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसहस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mighty, strong’)
याwhich (deed)
या:
Kartā
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
Connector
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चकार्थthou hast done / didst make
चकार्थ:
Kriyā (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे ‘to do, make’)
स-इन्द्रO Indra (with companions) / O Indra together (with the Maruts etc.)
स-इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (masc.) (vocative compound)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) with सह- (prefix ‘with’)
विश्वाall (things/deeds)
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him / thereof
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थ्यःpraiseworthy / worthy of hymns (the praised one)
उक्थ्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun (masc.)
Rootउक्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक; from उक्थ ‘hymn/praise’)
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