Rig Veda 8.70.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदू षु णो वसो महे मृशस्व शूर राधसे । उदू षु मह्यै मघवन्मघत्तय उदिन्द्र श्रवसे महे ॥
Transliteration
udū́ ṣú ṇo vaso mahé mṛśásva śūra rā́dhase | udū́ ṣú mahyái maghavan magháttaya úd índra śrávase mahé ||
Translation
উদ উঠা, হে বসু (ধনদাতা), আমাৰ বাবে মহৎ সিদ্ধিৰ বাবে; হে শূৰ, স্পৰ্শ কৰি আমাৰ ৰাধ (ঐশ্বৰ্য/দান) বৃদ্ধি কৰা। উদ উঠা, হে মঘৱন, অধিক মহত্ত্বৰ হেতু—মঘত্ত্বৰ বাবে; উদ উঠা, হে ইন্দ্ৰ, আত্মাৰ মহৎ শ্ৰৱস (খ্যাতি)ৰ বাবে।
Word by Word
उदूup, forth indeed
उदू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) + ऊ (निपात/अव्यय) → उदू
षुnow, indeed
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात) (≈ सु)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वसोO bounteous one (Vasu)
वसो:
—
TypeNoun (vocative) / epithet
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) / वसुः ‘धनवान्/वसु’
महेfor the great (one/thing)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) / महे (दत्तिव)
मृशस्वbe gracious; show favor
मृशस्व:
Kriyā (प्रार्थना) / Karma implied
TypeVerb
Rootमृश् (धातु) ‘स्पृश्/अनुगृह्णाति/प्रसादयति’
शूरO hero
शूर:
—
TypeNoun (vocative) / epithet
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
राधसेfor bounty / for gift
राधसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दान/समृद्धि’
उदूup, forth indeed
उदू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् + ऊ (निपात)
षुnow, indeed
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात)
मह्यैfor the great (goddess/one), for greatness
मह्यै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (f.)
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक) ‘महती/महिमा’
मघवन्O bountiful one (Maghavan)
मघवन्:
—
TypeNoun (vocative) / epithet
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण) ‘दानवान्/मघयुक्त’
मघत्तयेfor generosity / for the act of giving
मघत्तये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमघत्ति (प्रातिपदिक, भाव/कर्म-नाम) < मघ ‘दान’
उद्up, forth
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रवसेfor fame / for glory
श्रवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘यशस्/कीर्ति/श्रवणीय-यश’
महेfor the great (one/thing)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत्
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