Rig Veda 2.36.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 36, Mantra 3
Sukta 2.36
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ (explicit), within a Soma-invitation context
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अमेव नः सुहवा आ हि गन्तन नि बर्हिषि सदतना रणिष्टन । अथा मन्दस्व जुजुषाणो अन्धसस्त्वष्टर्देवेभिर्जनिभिः सुमद्गणः ॥
Transliteration
améva naḥ su-havā́ ā́ hí gántana ní barhíṣi sadatanā ráṇiṣṭana | áthā mandasva jujuṣāṇó ándhasaḥ tváṣṭar devébhir jáni-bhiḥ sumád-gaṇaḥ ||
Translation
如在自家一般，易于呼请的诸神力啊，来临我们这里；请坐于圣草之座，安住而欢悦。于是，领受所榨之精髓而欣然沉醉；特瓦什特尔啊，凭诸神圣的生育之力，率善思之群，为我们塑成正当的形相。
Word by Word
अमेवnot indeed; not at all
अमेव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअमेव (प्रातिपदिक; अव्यय-प्रयोग) < अ- (निषेध) + मेव (एव)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सुहवाःeasy to invoke (O ones)
सुहवाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हव (प्रातिपदिक) < √ह्वे (ह्वयति ‘आह्वान’)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
गन्तनcome (you all)!
गन्तन:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
निdown; upon
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस्
सदतनाsit down (you all)
सदतना:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति ‘उपवेशन’)
रणिष्टनrejoice / resound (you all)
रणिष्टन:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रन्/√रण् (ध्वन्यर्थ/स्तुत्यर्थ; वैदिक) अथवा √रि (गत्यर्थ) + -इष्ट (तीव्र/श्रेष्ठ) + लोट्-बहु
अथाthen
अथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथा (निपात)
मन्दस्वbe exhilarated / rejoice
मन्दस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मन्द् (मन्दते ‘हर्ष/मद’)
जुजुषाणःenjoying; taking pleasure in
जुजुषाणः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√जुष् (जोषयति/जुषते ‘सेव्, प्री’)
अन्धसःof the soma-juice / of the draught
अन्धसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
त्वष्टा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootत्वष्टृ (देवनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
जनिभिःwith (his) births / by generations
जनिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootजनि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जन्म/उत्पत्ति/जाति’)
सुमद्गणःhaving a joyous troop / of good exhilaration (in his company)
सुमद्गणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुमद्गण (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास) < सु- + मद् (मद ‘हर्ष/मद’) + गण
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