Rig Veda 2.24.9: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 9
Sukta 2.24
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स संनयः स विनयः पुरोहितः स सुष्टुतः स युधि ब्रह्मणस्पतिः । चाक्ष्मो यद्वाजं भरते मती धनादित्सूर्यस्तपति तप्यतुर्वृथा ॥
Transliteration
sá saṃnáyaḥ sá vináyaḥ puróhitaḥ sá suṣṭútaḥ sá yudhí bráhmaṇas pátiḥ | cākṣmó yád vā́jaṃ bhárate matī́ dhánād ít sū́ryas tapati tapyátur vṛ́thā ||
Translation
他是引领者，他是善导者，是置于前的祭司；他受至善之颂，他是在战阵中的婆罗门之主（Brahmaṇaspati）。当他以灵感之思（matī）带来vāja——充盈之力与胜利之丰——则连太阳的炽热也徒然，不能夺去那所得。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
संनयःleader; guide (one who leads together)
संनयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent/quality)
Rootसं-नी (धातु) → संनय (कृदन्त/नाम) अथवा संनय (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् → स
विनयःguide; director; disciplinarian (one who leads apart/through)
विनयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent/quality)
Rootवि-नी (धातु) → विनय (कृदन्त/नाम) अथवा विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरोहितःpurohita; priest set in front
पुरोहितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुरस् + हित (√धा/√हि ‘to place’ से ‘हित’), प्रातिपदिक: पुरोहित
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् → स
सुष्टुतःwell-praised
सुष्टुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootसु- + √स्तु (स्तुति) → सुष्टुत (PPP/विशेषण)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् → स
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative)
Rootयुध् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा युध्- (युद्ध) से
ब्रह्मणस्पतिःBrahmaṇaspati (Lord of sacred speech/prayer)
ब्रह्मणस्पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper/title)
Rootब्रह्मन् + पति (समास: ब्रह्मणस्-पति)
चाक्ष्मःthe seer; the one with sight (watchful one)
चाक्ष्मः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootचक्ष्/चक्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दृष्टि/दर्शक’)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सम्बन्ध/यत्-प्रत्यय सर्वनाम)
वाजम्prize; strength; (winning) bounty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
भरतेbrings; bears
भरते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
मतीby (our) thought/hymn
मती:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमती (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, hymn, devotion’)
धनात्from wealth; from treasure
धनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तपतिheats; burns
तपति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√तप् (तपने)
तप्यतुlet it burn/heat
तप्यतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√तप् (तपने)
वृथाin vain; fruitlessly
वृथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा (अव्यय)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Chanting Notes
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