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Rig Veda 8.3.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 20

Sukta 8.3

Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

निरग्नयो रुरुचुर्निरु सूर्यो निः सोम इन्द्रियो रसः । निरन्तरिक्षादधमो महामहिं कृषे तदिन्द्र पौंस्यम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.3.20

nír agnáyo rurucuḥ nír u sū́ryo níḥ sóma indriyó ráso | nír antárikṣād adhamo mahā́m áhíṃ kṛṣé tád indra paúṃsyam ||

تألّقت النيرانُ إلى الخارج؛ وارتفعَت الشمسُ إلى الخارج؛ وانسابَ سوما إلى الخارج، عصارةُ قوّةِ إندرا. وقد جررتَ من عالمِ ما بين السماء والأرض الحيّةَ العظمى من أسفل—ذلك، يا إندرا، هو بأسُ رجولتك وقوّتُك الظافرة.

निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अग्नयःthe fires / Agnis
अग्नयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
रुरुचुःshone forth
रुरुचुः:
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (दीप्तौ)
निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
इन्द्रियःIndra’s; invigorating/Indra-like
इन्द्रियः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रिय-
रसःjuice, sap, essence
रसः:
Kartā (समासार्थे/वाक्यार्थे: ‘रसः’ = ‘रस/सार’)
TypeNoun
Rootरस-
निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अन्तरिक्षात्from the mid-air/atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष-
अधमःthe lowest
अधमः:
Kartā (अभिप्रेतः कर्ता/विषयः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधम-
महामहिम्great might; great greatness
महामहिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहामहि- (प्रातिपदिक; महा- + महि-)
कृषेI do/make; I accomplish
कृषे:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे) / कृ- (कृणोति)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र-
पौंस्यम्manly power, virility
पौंस्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य- (पुंस्- ‘man’ → पौंस्य ‘manly power’)

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