Rig Veda 8.24.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.24
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ निरेकमुत प्रियमिन्द्र दर्षि जनानाम् । धृषता धृष्णो स्तवमान आ भर ॥
Transliteration
ā́ nirékam utá priyám indra dárṣi jánānām | dhṛṣatā́ dhṛṣṇo stávamāna ā́ bhara ||
Translation
اجلبْ لنا، يا إندرا، كِلَا الأمرين: الفَرَجَ من القِلَّة، وما هو محبوبٌ لدى الشعوب. يا جَسور، بقوّةٍ جريئة—إذ نحن نُسبِّح—هاتِه إلى هنا، إلى حياتِنا.
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
निरेकम्as one whole; without remainder (entirely)
निरेकम्:
Karma (adverbial object: ‘in a single/undivided way’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनिरेक (प्रातिपदिक) < निर्-√इच्/इक्? (वेद. ‘अभाव/रिक्त’ sense)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
प्रियम्dear (thing); beloved
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शिO seer; O visible/manifest one
दर्शि:
सम्बोधन (epithet of Indra)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootदर्शि (प्रातिपदिक; from √दृश् ‘to see’, ‘seeing/visible’)
जनानाम्of people; of men
जनानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of men/peoples’)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
धृषताboldly; with daring
धृषता:
Karaṇa (manner/instrument: ‘boldly’)
TypeAdverb (instrumental used adverbially)
Rootधृषत् (प्रातिपदिक; from √धृष् ‘to be bold/dare’)
धृष्णोO bold one; O daring one
धृष्णो:
सम्बोधन (epithet)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; from √धृष्)
स्तवमानःbeing praised
स्तवमानः:
Kartā (of the following verb ‘आ भर’ as the addressed deity/agent implied)
TypeParticiple
Root√स्तु (to praise) + शानच् (present middle participle)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
भरbring!; bear hither!
भर:
Kriyā (imperative action)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (to bear, bring)
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