Rig Veda 2.30.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 30, Mantra 2
Sukta 2.30
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra (with allied divine powers implied: the Mother/Janitrī and path-opening energies)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो वृत्राय सिनमत्राभरिष्यत्प्र तं जनित्री विदुष उवाच । पथो रदन्तीरनु जोषमस्मै दिवेदिवे धुनयो यन्त्यर्थम् ॥
Transliteration
yó vṛtrā́ya sínam átrā́bhariṣyat, prá táṃ janitrī́ vidúṣa uvāca | pathó rádantīr ánu jóṣam asmai divé-divé dhúnayo yánty ártham ||
Translation
那在此将要对弗利特罗（Vṛtra）带来驱迫之力者——生育之母（janitrī）向知者宣告了他。又那开辟道路的诸力，顺从于他，日日向其所期之目标而行。
Word by Word
यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रायto/for Vṛtra
वृत्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सिनम्a weapon/missile (projectile)
सिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिन (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
आभरिष्यत्will bring / was about to bring
आभरिष्यत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे) + आ-
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जनित्रीthe begetter/mother (producer)
जनित्री:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजनित्री (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
विदुषःof the knowing one / of the wise
विदुषः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective (participle used substantively)
Rootविद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; √विद्)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वचने)
पथःpaths
पथः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथ्/पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
रदन्तीःgnawing/tearing (open)
रदन्तीः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (present active)
Root√रद् (दन्तच्छेदने/भेदन-भावे; ‘to gnaw, tear’)
अनुalong, after
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअनु
जोषम्pleasure, favor, satisfaction
जोषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजोष (प्रातिपदिक; from √जुष् ‘to enjoy, be pleased’)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिवे-दिवेday by day
दिवे-दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (reduplicated distributive)
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
धुनयःroaring ones / tumultuous (streams/hosts)
धुनयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधुनि (प्रातिपदिक; from √धुन् ‘to shake, roar’)
यन्तिgo, proceed
यन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√या (गतौ)
अर्थम्aim, purpose, object
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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