Rig Veda 8.103.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 103, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.103
Devata: Agni (implicit/continued address; Purūvasu as Agni-epithet)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स दृळ्हे चिदभि तृणत्ति वाजमर्वता स धत्ते अक्षिति श्रवः । त्वे देवत्रा सदा पुरूवसो विश्वा वामानि धीमहि ॥
Transliteration
sa dṛḷhé cid abhí tṛ́ṇatti vā́jam arvatā́ sa dhatté ákṣiti śrávaḥ | tvé devá-trā sadā purūvaso víśvā vāmā́ni dhīmahi ||
Translation
حتى ما كان راسخًا ثابتًا يخرقه ويظفر بـ vāja، وفرةِ القوّة، بقدرةٍ تحملنا إلى الأمام؛ ويقيم مجدًا لا يَفنى. فيكَ، يا Purūvasu، دائمًا في الحيّز الإلهي، نضمّ ونركّز كلَّ العطايا المرغوبة.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दृळ्हेin/at the firm (stronghold)
दृळ्हे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘firm/strong’)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तृणत्तिbreaks through, pierces
तृणत्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतृद्/तृन्द् (धातु; ‘to pierce, break through’)
वाजम्prize; strength; winning power
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वताwith a steed (horse)
अर्वता:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘steed/horse’)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धत्तेplaces; bestows
धत्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to place, bestow’)
अक्षितिःimperishable
अक्षितिः:
कर्म (धत्ते इत्यस्य) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootअ-क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘un-decaying, imperishable’)
श्रवःfame, glory
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fame, glory’)
त्वेin you
त्वे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवत्राgod-ward; among the gods
देवत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदेवत्रा (अव्यय; ‘among/with the gods; god-ward’)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
पुरूवसोO much-wealthy one
पुरूवसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरूवसु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having much wealth’)
विश्वानिall
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वामानिgood things; boons
वामानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good, desirable, gracious gift’)
धीमहिwe place (in mind); we meditate on; we hold fast
धीमहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to set, place’; here ‘to set in mind/meditate’)
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