Rig Veda 2.33.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 33, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.33
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Rudra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
श्रेष्ठो जातस्य रुद्र श्रियासि तवस्तमस्तवसां वज्रबाहो । पर्षि णः पारमंहसः स्वस्ति विश्वा अभीती रपसो युयोधि ॥
Transliteration
śréṣṭho jā́tasya rudra śriyā́si távas-tamas távasāṃ vajrabāho | párṣiṇaḥ pā́ram áṃhasaḥ svastí víśvā abhī́tī rápaso yuyodhi ||
Translation
鲁陀罗啊，在一切所生之中，你以光辉为最卓越；在诸强者中，你最为强大，执雷之臂者。渡我们越过逼迫之彼岸，赐我们安泰；抵御那暴烈之力的一切侵袭。
Word by Word
श्रेष्ठःbest, most excellent
श्रेष्ठः:
विशेषण (सम्बोधन-सम्बन्धः रुद्रस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रि/श्रय् ‘to excel, be eminent’ > श्रेष्ठ ‘best’)
जातस्यof what is born; of creatures
जातस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the born/creatures’)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootजात (PPP of √जन् ‘to be born’)
रुद्रO Rudra
रुद्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रियाwith splendor, with glory
श्रिया:
करण (instrumental: ‘by/with splendor’)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
अस्ति-क्रिया (copula)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘to be’
तवyour
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘your’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तवस्तमःmost mighty
तवस्तमः:
विशेषण (रुद्रस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘strength, might’) + तमप् (superlative)
तवसाम्of the strong; of strengths
तवसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the mighty/strengths’)
TypeNoun/Adjective (strengths/strong ones)
Rootतवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रबाहोO thunderbolt-armed
वज्रबाहो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative, compound)
Rootवज्र-बाहु (समास; वज्र ‘thunderbolt’ + बाहु ‘arm’)
पर्षिcarry across; save
पर्षि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पॢ (Vedic: ‘to carry across, bring over, save’)
नःus
नः:
कर्म (object of पर्षि)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic pronoun)
पारम्to the far shore; beyond
पारम्:
कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (goal: ‘to the farther side’)
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootपार (प्रातिपदिक ‘far shore, beyond’)
अंहसःof distress/sin
अंहसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with पारम्: ‘beyond distress/sin’)
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘distress, sin, trouble’)
स्वस्तिwell-being; safety
स्वस्ति:
प्रयोजन/आशीः (benedictional goal)
TypeIndeclinable (also used as noun)
Rootस्वस्ति (avyaya/noun ‘well-being, welfare’)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
विशेषण (अभीतीः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक ‘all’)
अभीतीःfears; terrors
अभीतीः:
कर्म (object of युयोधि)
TypeNoun
Rootअभीति (प्रातिपदिक; अभि-√इ ‘approach’ > ‘attack/fear’; in RV often ‘fears, terrors’)
रपसःof harm; of violence
रपसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of harm/violence’)
TypeNoun
Rootरपस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘harm, violence, injury’)
युयोधिrepel; ward off
युयोधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√युध् ‘to fight, repel’
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