Rig Veda 8.21.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 21, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.21
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नकी रेवन्तं सख्याय विन्दसे पीयन्ति ते सुराश्वः । यदा कृणोषि नदनुं समूहस्यादित्पितेव हूयसे ॥
Transliteration
nákī revántaṃ sakhyā́ya vindase pī́yanti te surā́śvaḥ | yadā́ kṛṇóṣi nadanúṃ samū́hasy ā́dit pitā́iva hūyase ||
Translation
لا أحدَ يجدُ صديقًا أبهى منك؛ وقواك ذاتُ الخيلِ اللامعة تشربُ منك. فإذا صنعتَ الهديرَ المندفع وجمعتَه في واحدٍ، فحينئذٍ تُدعَى حقًّا كالأب—لأنك تُقيمُ الوَحدةَ التي تُؤوي.
Word by Word
नकिḥno one, none
नकिḥ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकि (नकिः-प्रातिपदिक, नकारादि निपात) / PIE *ne-kʷi? (न- + किः)
रेवन्तम्the wealthy/prosperous one
रेवन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवन्त (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन/समृद्धि-युक्त’)
सख्यायfor friendship, for companionship
सख्याय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक; सखि-भाव)
विन्दसेyou find/obtain
विन्दसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति ‘प्राप्नोति/लभते’)
पीयन्तिthey drink
पीयन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति) / √पा (पीयते ‘पेयते’)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुराश्वाःthe Surāśvas (a clan/men named Surāśva)
सुराश्वाः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootसुराश्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सुरा- (उत्तम/वीर) + अश्व’)
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (निपात)
कृणोषिyou make, you do
कृणोषि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृणोति ‘करोति’)
नदनुम्joy, revelry
नदनुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनदनु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आनन्द/हर्ष’ अथवा ‘क्रीडा/उत्सव’)
समूहसिyou gather together, you bring together
समूहसि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऊह्/√वह् (सम्-उह्/सम्-वह् ‘समवहति/समाहारयति’; वैदिक रूप ‘समूहसि’)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात; एव/खलु-बलार्थ)
पितेवlike a father
पितेव:
कर्ता (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (उपमा-अव्यय)
हूयसेyou are invoked/called
हूयसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वयति/हूयते ‘आह्वीयते’)
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