Rig Veda 8.1.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.1
Rishi: Kaṇva (probable; flagged)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī or mixed (flagged)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महे चन त्वामद्रिवः परा शुल्काय देयाम् । न सहस्राय नायुताय वज्रिवो न शताय शतामघ ॥
Transliteration
mahé caná tvā́m adrivaḥ párā śulkā́ya deyām | ná sahásrāya náyutāya vajrivo ná śatā́ya śatāmagha ||
Translation
হে অদ্রিবন্ (শিলা-ধারী) ইন্দ্র! মহামূল্য দিলেও আমি তোমাকে দান করতে পারি না—না সহস্রের জন্য, না অযুত (দশ সহস্র) এর জন্য, হে বজ্রিবন্; না শতের জন্যও, হে শতামঘ (শত-ধনের অধিপতি)।
Word by Word
महेto the great (one)
महे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
चनindeed, even
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (निपात)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रिवःO stone-bearer/stone-armed (Indra)
अद्रिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअद्रि-वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stone/pressing-stone’ + -वन्)
पराaway, forth; utterly
परा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शुल्कायfor a price/reward
शुल्काय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootशुल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
देयाम्may I give
देयाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
सहस्रायfor a thousand
सहस्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नnor
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
अयुतायfor ten thousand
अयुताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रिवःO wielder of the vajra
वज्रिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्रि-वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘vajra’ + -वन्)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
शतायfor a hundred
शताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
शतामघO hundred-bountied (Indra)
शतामघ:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशत-मघ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hundred’ + ‘bounty/gift’)
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