Rig Veda 2.18.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 2
Sukta 2.18
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra (hymn context) with strong Agni/Hotar functional imagery
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सास्मा अरं प्रथमं स द्वितीयमुतो तृतीयं मनुषः स होता । अन्यस्या गर्भमन्य ऊ जनन्त सो अन्येभिः सचते जेन्यो वृषा ॥
Transliteration
sā́smā áraṃ prathamáṃ sá dvitī́yam utó tṛtī́yaṃ mánuṣaḥ sá hótā | anyásyā gárbham anyá ū́ jananta só anyébhiḥ sacate jényo vṛ́ṣā ||
Translation
他适于此第一，也适于第二，又适于第三：他乃在人间之内的祭官（Hotar）。一者孕育他者之胎；而他——高贵的雄牛——与诸者相契相随，使诸力同归一业。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अरम्fitly, duly, sufficiently
अरम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम् (अव्यय)
प्रथमम्first(ly)
प्रथमम्:
—
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
द्वितीयम्second(ly)
द्वितीयम्:
—
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootद्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
तृतीयम्third(ly)
तृतीयम्:
—
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootतृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुषःof Manu / of man
मनुषः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मनु’/‘मनुष्य’ परम्परा)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
होताHotṛ-priest (invoker)
होता:
Kartā (समानााधिकरणम् ‘सः’ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यस्याःof another (female)
अन्यस्याः:
—
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्womb, embryo
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यःanother (male)
अन्यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, just
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (अव्यय)
जनन्तthey beget / generate
जनन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनि) ‘to beget, produce’
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
अन्येभिःwith others
अन्येभिः:
Karaṇa/सहकारक (सह ‘सचते’)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सचतेassociates, keeps company
सचते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सच् ‘to accompany, associate’
जेन्यःnoble, of good race
जेन्यः:
Kartā (समानााधिकरणम् ‘सः’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootजेन्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जि/जन्य-सम्बन्धः ‘of noble/true stock’)
वृषाbull; virile one
वृषा:
Kartā (समानााधिकरणम् ‘सः’ इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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