Rig Veda 8.50.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 50, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.50
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva family)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शतानीका हेतयो अस्य दुष्टरा इन्द्रस्य समिषो महीः । गिरिर्न भुज्मा मघवत्सु पिन्वते यदीं सुता अमन्दिषुः ॥
Transliteration
śatā́nīkā hetáyo asya duṣṭárā índrasya samíṣo mahī́ḥ | girír na bhujmā́ maghávat-su pinvate yád īṃ sutā́ amándiṣuḥ ||
Translation
أسلحتُه ذاتُ مئةِ حدٍّ، عسيرةُ الاجتياز؛ وعظيمةٌ قوى إندرا الدافعة. وككتلةِ جبلٍ عريضةٍ ينتفخُ بينَ أهلِ السخاء، حين تُلهِبُه قطراتُ السُّوما المعصورةُ ببهجةٍ متّقدة.
Word by Word
शतानिकाःhaving a hundred faces/points; hundred-fold
शतानिकाः:
विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य) / कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootशत-अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
हेतयःmissiles, weapons
हेतयः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootहेति (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him / his
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दुष्टराःhard to overcome, irresistible
दुष्टराः:
विशेषणम् (हेतयः) / कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्-तॄ (दुर् + √तॄ ‘to cross’) → दुष्टर (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
समिषःimpulses, onsets, assaults
समिषः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootसमिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
महीःgreat, mighty
महीः:
विशेषणम् (समिषः) / कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरिःa mountain
गिरिः:
उपमान (कर्तृ-तुल्य) / कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
भुज्माa strong mass; solid strength
भुज्मा:
कर्ता (गिरिः-इव) / उपमेय-बलवाचकः
TypeNoun
Rootभुज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strong/firm mass, might’)
मघवत्सुamong the bountiful (patrons)
मघवत्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootमघवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पिन्वतेswells/impels; grows strong
पिन्वते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पि (पिन्व्) ‘to swell, make abound, set in motion’
यत्when
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्then, indeed; him
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात/अव्यय)
सुताःpressed (Soma-drops)
सुताः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसुत (ppp of √सु ‘to press (Soma)’) → सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
अमन्दिषुःrejoiced, became exhilarated
अमन्दिषुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मन्द् ‘to be glad, exhilarate’
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