Rig Veda 8.52.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 52, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.52
Devata: Indra (primary) with Vishnu and Mitra invoked as supporting cosmic powers
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य उक्था केवला दधे यः सोमं धृषितापिबत् । यस्मै विष्णुस्त्रीणि पदा विचक्रम उप मित्रस्य धर्मभिः ॥
Transliteration
yá ukthā́ kévalā dadhé yáḥ sómaṃ dhṛṣitā́ píbát | yásmai víṣṇus trī́ṇi padā́ vi-cakramé úpa mitrásya dhárma-bhiḥ ||
Translation
هو الذي أقامَ الأقوالَ الطاهرةَ في مواضعها، والذي شربَ السُّوما بجرأةٍ قاهرة—له خطا فيشنو الخطواتِ الثلاث، وفقَ دَهرما مِترا؛ مُثبِّتًا السَّعةَ المنظَّمةَ للنَّصر.
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थाhymns / recitations
उक्था:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक; √वच्/वच्-सम्बद्ध ‘स्तुति/उक्थ’)
केवलाonly, exclusive
केवला:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवल (प्रातिपदिक)
दधेhas placed/established
दधे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
धृषिताboldly, with daring
धृषिता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (past/passive participial stem used adverbially)
Rootधृषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृष् ‘धर्षणे/साहसे’)
अपिबत्drank
अपिबत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पाने)
यस्मैto whom
यस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रीणिthree
त्रीणि:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
पदाsteps/strides
पदा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
विचक्रमेstrode forth / traversed
विचक्रमे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + √क्रम् (गत्यर्थे)
उपnear, towards
उप:
(क्रिया-विशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मित्रस्यof Mitra
मित्रस्य:
Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अधिष्ठान-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
धर्मभिःwith ordinances/laws
धर्मभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
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