Rig Veda 8.101.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 101, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.101
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable for RV 8.101; exact seer not provided in input)
Devata: Sūrya/Āditya
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verification needed)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
बट् सूर्य श्रवसा महाँ असि सत्रा देव महाँ असि । मह्ना देवानामसुर्यः पुरोहितो विभु ज्योतिरदाभ्यम् ॥
Transliteration
baṭ sū́rya śrávasā mahā́ṃ asi satrā́ deva mahā́ṃ asi | mahnā́ devā́nām asuryàḥ puróhito vibhú jyótir adā́bhyam ||
Translation
نعم، يا سُورْيَا، بمجدِكَ أنت عظيم؛ وعلى الدوام، أيها الإله، أنت عظيم. وبعظمتِكَ أنت القوّةُ الأَسُورْيَةُ المُقَدَّمةُ أمامَ الآلهة—نورٌ فسيحٌ لا يُقهَر، لا يستطيع أحدٌ أن يُعَتِّمَه.
Word by Word
बट्indeed, surely
बट्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबट् (निपात) / bata
सूर्यO Sūrya (Sun)
सूर्य:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address) / Proper noun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / sūrya
श्रवसाby fame, by glory
श्रवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक) / śrávas
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ (विधेय-विशेषणम्) / predicate adjective
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) / mahat
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) / as
सत्राalways, continually
सत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसत्रा (अव्यय) / satrā
देवO god
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (address)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) / deva
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ (विधेय-विशेषणम्) / predicate adjective
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) / mahat
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) / as
मह्नाby (your) greatness, by might
मह्ना:
करण
TypeNoun (instrumental of magnitude/power)
Rootमघन्/मह्न् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महन्’ का वैदिक तृतीया-एकवचन रूप) / mahnā
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) / deva
असुर्यःlordly, possessing asura-power
असुर्यः:
कर्तृ (विधेय/विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअसुर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / asurya
पुरोहितःthe priest set in front; household/ritual priest
पुरोहितः:
कर्तृ (विधेय-संज्ञा) / predicate nominative
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक) / purohita
विभुall-pervading, mighty
विभु:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु (प्रातिपदिक) / vibhu
ज्योतिःlight, radiance
ज्योतिः:
कर्तृ (विधेय/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक) / jyotis
अदाभ्यम्invincible, not to be harmed/cheated
अदाभ्यम्:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (past-passive-participle-like, ‘not to be deceived/overpowered’)
Rootदभ् (धातु) + अ- (निषेध) → अदाभ्य (कृदन्त/विशेषण) / adābhya
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