Rig Veda 2.32.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 32, Mantra 1
Sukta 2.32
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (Heaven and Earth)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य मे द्यावापृथिवी ऋतायतो भूतमवित्री वचसः सिषासतः । ययोरायुः प्रतरं ते इदं पुर उपस्तुते वसूयुर्वां महो दधे ॥
Transliteration
asyá mé dyāvā-pṛthivī ṛtāyató bhūtám avitrī́ vácasaḥ sisāsatáḥ | yayór ā́yuḥ prá-taraṃ té idáṃ púra úpastute vasūyúrvāṃ mahó dadhé ||
Translation
愿天与地——循着ṛta（宇宙正序）而行——为我此言成为护持者，愿其欲使此言坚固有力。于那二者之前（其寿命更为先行者），我先陈此赞颂；我求诸丰饶，在你们之中安立了广大之境。
Word by Word
अस्यof this (man/poet); of him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य
मेto me; my
मे:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (to me / of me)
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम) → मे
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven-and-Earth (the two)
द्यावापृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootद्यावा-पृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-समास; द्यौस् + पृथिवी)
ऋताय॒तःof the one who strives for ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋताय॒तः:
सम्बन्ध (qualifying genitive)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) + यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) → ऋतायत्
भूतम्become; having become; made
भूतम्:
कर्म (with implied ‘made/placed’)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootभू (धातु) → भूत (कृदन्त, क्त)
अवित्रीprotectresses (two)
अवित्री:
कर्तृ (apposition to द्यावापृथिवी)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootअवि-तृ (प्रातिपदिक; from √अव ‘protect’ + तृ/तृन् agentive) → अवितृ
वचसःof speech; of the hymn
वचसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सिषासतःof the two who desire to teach/guide
सिषासतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with ययोः)
TypeVerb-participle
Root√शास् (to instruct/command) with desiderative सि-षास-; present participle
ययोःof which two; of whom (two)
ययोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम) → ययोः
आयुःlife; lifetime
आयुः:
कर्तृ (of प्रतरम् as predicate/qualifier)
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतरम्further; longer; more extended
प्रतरम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Adverb (comparative)
Rootप्रतर (comparative from प्र ‘forward’)
तेof you
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम) → ते
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म (object of दधे)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
पुरःin front; before
पुरः:
अधिकरण (locative sense: ‘in front’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) → पुरः
उपस्तुतेhe praises; he worships
उपस्तुते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (to praise) with उप-; middle present
वसूयुःdesiring wealth
वसूयुः:
कर्तृ (apposition to implied ‘he’)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवसु (wealth) + यु (desiderative/possessive adj. suffix) → वसूयु
वाम्you two
वाम्:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध (you two, as object/goal)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun) → वाम्
महोgreat (thing); greatness
महो:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) → महः/महो (Vedic form)
दधेhe has placed; he has set (forth)
दधे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (to place/put) perfect middle
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