Rig Veda 8.100.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 100, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.100
Devata: Indra (with Satya as the invoked principle)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सु स्तोमं भरत वाजयन्त इन्द्राय सत्यं यदि सत्यमस्ति । नेन्द्रो अस्तीति नेम उ त्व आह क ईं ददर्श कमभि ष्टवाम ॥
Transliteration
prá su stómaṃ bharata vājayánta indrā́ya satyáṃ yádi satyám asti | néndro astī́ti néma u tva āha ká īṃ dadarśa kám abhí stavāma ||
Translation
قدِّموا الترتيلَ، ساعين إلى الوفرة، لإندرا—بالصدق، إن كانت الحقيقةُ حقًّا. فلا يقلْ أحدٌ: «إن إندرا ليس»؛ مَن الذي رأى حقًّا—فمَن ذا نُسبِّح؟
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सुwell, duly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (upasarga/avyaya)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (prātipadika)
भरतbear, bring
भरत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
वाजयन्तःwinning prizes; strengthening (the rite)
वाजयन्तः:
Kartā (with implied ‘you’/singers)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootवाजयन्त् (from √वाज/वज् caus./denom. ‘to make strong/bring prize’; prātipadika of pres. act. ptc.)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
सत्यम्truth; truly
सत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य (prātipadika)
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (avyaya)
सत्यम्truth; true
सत्यम्:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य (prātipadika)
अस्तिis, exists
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā (of ‘अस्ति’ in quoted claim)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
अस्तिis, exists
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भुवि)
इति‘thus’
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (avyaya)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
एमःa ‘so-and-so’; anyone (indefinite person)
एमः:
Kartā (predicate-noun with ‘आह’)
TypeNoun
Rootएम (prātipadika)
उindeed, however
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (avyaya)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (pronominal base)
आहsaid
आह:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अह्/√ब्रू (Vedic perfect ‘āha’ = ‘said’)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (interrogative pronominal base)
ईम्him/it; indeed
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (avyaya/enclitic pronoun-like particle)
ददर्शhas seen, saw
ददर्श:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शने)
कम्whom?
कम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक (interrogative pronominal base)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga)
ष्टवामshall we praise? / may we praise
ष्टवाम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तवने)
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