Rig Veda 8.20.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 20, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.20
Rishi: Sobharī Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 8.20, Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Marutāḥ
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 8.20; verse-length and cadence align with common Marut hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त उग्रासो वृषण उग्रबाहवो नकिष्टनूषु येतिरे । स्थिरा धन्वान्यायुधा रथेषु वोऽनीकेष्वधि श्रियः ॥
Transliteration
tá ugrā́so vṛ́ṣaṇa ugrábāhavo nákiṣ tanū́ṣu yetire | sthirā́ dhanvā́ny ā́yudhā rátheṣu vo'nī́keṣv ádhi śríyaḥ ||
Translation
هُمُ الأشدّاءُ، كالثورِ الفَحْلِ، ذوو سواعدَ جبّارة؛ لا أحدَ يُدركُهم في أبدانِ القوّة. ثابتةٌ أقواسُهم، وأسلحتُهم على المراكب؛ وعلى جبهاتِ قتالِكم تستقرّ البهاءُ والمجدُ.
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रासःfierce, formidable
उग्रासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणःbull-like, virile (heroes)
वृषणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रबाहवःwith mighty arms
उग्रबाहवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र-बाहु (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
नकिःno one
नकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिः (निपात/सर्वनाम-अव्यय)
तनूषुin (their) bodies/persons
तनूषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
येतिरेthey have gone / they went
येतिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
स्थिराःsteadfast, firm
स्थिराः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
धन्वानिbows
धन्वानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुधाweapons
आयुधा:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
रथेषुon/in chariots
रथेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनीकेषुin the fronts/faces (battle-fronts)
अनीकेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रियःsplendours, glories
श्रियः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
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