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Rig Veda 8.1.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 10

Sukta 8.1

Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (invocation within gāyatrī context; explicit gāyatra-)

आ त्वद्य सबर्दुघां हुवे गायत्रवेपसम् । इन्द्रं धेनुं सुदुघामन्यामिषमुरुधारामरंकृतम् ॥

ā́ tvā́dya sabar-dúghāṃ huvé gāyatra-vépasam | índraṃ dhenúṃ su-dúghām anyā́m íṣam uru-dhā́rām araṃ-kṛ́tam ||

اليوم أدعوك—يا قوةً غزيرةَ الحَلْب، مُستثارةً بالغاياتري (Gāyatrī). أدعو إندرا كَبَقَرَةِ وفرةٍ، كغذاءٍ حسنِ الحَلْب—سَيْلٍ آخرَ وأوسعَ من القوة، مُهَيَّأٍ لوجودِنا.

hither, towards
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
सबर्दुघाम्the well-milking one / bountiful milch-cow (epithet)
सबर्दुघाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसबर्दुघा (प्रातिपदिक; स- + बर्दु/बर्द्? + दुह्-आ)
हुवेI call, I invoke
हुवे:
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (ह्वयति)
गायत्रवेपसम्the Gayatra-hymn’s stirring/impulse (or: the stirring one of the Gāyatra)
गायत्रवेपसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगायत्र-वेपस् (समास: गायत्र + वेपस्)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
धेनुम्milch-cow; giver of milk (metaph. of bounty)
धेनुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदुघाम्well-milking, yielding abundantly
सुदुघाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुघा (सु- + दुह्-आ)
अन्याम्another, further
अन्याम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इषम्refreshment, nourishment, strength
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुधाराम्of broad streams, richly flowing
उरुधाराम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउरुधारा (उरु- + धारा)
अरंकृतम्made ready, duly prepared
अरंकृतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootअलं√कृ (अरं/अलं + कृ)

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