Rig Veda 1.5.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.5
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.5 commonly ascribed within this opening family hymn-cycle)
Devata: Indra (Śatakratu)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for early Indra hymns in this section)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वां स्तोमा अवीवृधन्त्वामुक्था शतक्रतो । त्वां वर्धन्तु नो गिरः ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m stomā́ avīvṛdhan tvā́m ukthā́ śatakrato | tvā́m vardhantu no gíraḥ ||
Translation
হে শতক্রতু ইন্দ্র, স্তোমসমূহ তোমাকে বৃদ্ধি করেছে; উক্থসমূহও তোমাকে বৃদ্ধি করেছে। আমাদের গিরঃ (বাণী/ঋক্) তোমাকে আরও বৃদ্ধি করুক—আমাদের অন্তরে।
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमाःpraises, hymns
स्तोमाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अवीवृधन्increased, made grow
अवीवृधन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु) "to grow, increase"
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थाःrecitations, laudatory chants
उक्थाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
शतक्रतोO Hundred-powered/Many-minded one (Indra)
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet / vocative)
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धन्तुmay (they) increase
वर्धन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु) "to grow, increase"
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गिरःsongs, words (hymns)
गिरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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