Rig Veda 2.24.4: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 4
Sukta 2.24
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati / Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अश्मास्यमवतं ब्रह्मणस्पतिर्मधुधारमभि यमोजसातृणत् । तमेव विश्वे पपिरे स्वर्दृशो बहु साकं सिसिचुरुत्समुद्रिणम् ॥
Transliteration
áśmāsyam avatáṃ bráhmaṇas pátir mádhudhāram abhí yám ójasā́tṛṇat | tám evá víśve papire svardṛ́śo bahú sā́kaṃ sisicur útsam udríṇam ||
Translation
婆罗门之主（Brahmaṇaspati）以威力充盈那石口之井、蜜流之泉；凡得见太阳者皆饮其甘露，并同心倾注，使之丰沛涌出，如上涌的泉源、如涌起的海渊。
Word by Word
अश्माthe stone (rock)
अश्मा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(सम्बन्धक क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अम्me
अम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवतंprotect (you two)
अवतं:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव (धातु)
ब्रह्मणःof prayer / of sacred utterance
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord
पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुधारम्honey-streaming (one/flow)
मधुधारम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootमधुधार (प्रातिपदिक; मधु+धार)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
(उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ओजसाwith strength
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अतृणत्he pierced/overcame
अतृणत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ/तृण् (धातु; ‘to pierce/overcome’—वेदिक)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed, just
एव:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
विश्वेall (of them)
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पपिरेthey drank
पपिरे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु; ‘to drink’)
स्वर्दृशःheaven-seeing (beings)
स्वर्दृशः:
Kartā (विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन to विश्वे)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्वर्दृश् (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्+दृश्)
बहुmuch, abundantly
बहु:
Karma/Measure
TypeAdjective (indeclinable-like here)
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
साकम्together
साकम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय)
सिसिचुःthey poured
सिसिचुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसिच् (धातु; ‘to pour’)
उत्समुद्रिणम्(him) swelling up like an upsurging sea / oceanic
उत्समुद्रिणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootउत्समुद्रिण (प्रातिपदिक; उद्+समुद्रिन्)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Academic Analysis
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.