Rig Veda 8.3.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.3
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कदु स्तुवन्त ऋतयन्त देवत ऋषिः को विप्र ओहते । कदा हवं मघवन्निन्द्र सुन्वतः कदु स्तुवत आ गमः ॥
Transliteration
kád u stuvánta ṛtayanta devátā ṛ́ṣiḥ kó vípra ohate | kadā́ hávaṃ maghavann indra sunvatáḥ kád u stuvatá ā́ gamaḥ ||
Translation
متى يُحرّك المادحون، السائرون في إيقاع Ṛta، الألوهةَ إلى الفعل؟ أيُّ رِشيٍّ، أيُّ فيبرا، يقدر أن يجذبك قريبًا؟ متى، يا إندرا السخيّ، تستجيب لنداء عاصرِ السوما—ومتى تبلغ المادح؟
Word by Word
कदुwhen indeed?
कदु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदु (प्रश्नाव्यय) < कदा
स्तुवन्तःpraising (they), the praisers
स्तुवन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√स्तु (स्तुति) → स्तुवत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
ऋतयन्तthey set in order / make (it) according to ṛta
ऋतयन्त:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ऋतय्/ऋतयति (ऋतं यच्छति/ऋतेन युक्तं करोति) → ऋतयन्ति
देवतin a divine way / as to the gods
देवत:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective/Indeclinable
Rootदेवत् (देव-सम्बन्धि/देववत्) अथवा देवत् (अव्यय-प्रयोगः)
ऋषिःthe seer
ऋषिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (प्रश्न-सर्वनाम)
विप्रःthe inspired poet / sage
विप्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ओहतेstrives / sets in motion / brings about
ओहते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ऊह्/ओह् (ऊहते) ‘प्रयत्नं करोति/उद्वहति/आह्वयति’
कदाwhen?
कदा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (प्रश्नाव्यय)
हवम्invocation, call
हवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक) < √हू (आह्वान)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुन्वतःof the presser (of Soma)
सुन्वतः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeParticiple
Root√सु (सोम-प्रसव) → सुन्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
कदुwhen indeed?
कदु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदु (प्रश्नाव्यय) < कदा
स्तुवतःof the praiser
स्तुवतः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeParticiple
Root√स्तु → स्तुवत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
आhither, towards
आ:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गमःcome! (hither)
गमः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गमन) + आ- → आगम्
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