Rig Veda 8.65.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 65, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.65
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त इन्द्र महिमानं हरयो देव ते महः । रथे वहन्तु बिभ्रतः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ ta indra mahimā́naṃ hárayo deva te máhaḥ | ráthe vahantu bíbhrataḥ ||
Translation
হে ইন্দ্র, তোমার হরি (তাম্রবর্ণ অশ্ব/শক্তি) রথে—তা ধারণ করে—তোমার মহিমা ও দেবীয় শক্তিকে এখানে বহন করে আনুক।
Word by Word
आtowards; hither; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
तेof you; your
ते:
Sampradāna (possessor/recipient sense) / sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (2nd person pronoun)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
महिमानम्greatness; might
महिमानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (prātipadika; from मह्/महि ‘great’)
हरयःthe tawny (horses)
हरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (prātipadika)
देवO god
देव:
Sambोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
तेof you; your
ते:
Sampradāna (possessor/recipient sense) / sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (2nd person pronoun)
महःgreatness; greatness/majesty
महः:
Karma (as object of ‘bear/bring’ in sense ‘your greatness’)
TypeNoun
Rootमहस् (prātipadika)
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (prātipadika)
वहन्तुlet them carry/bring
वहन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (dhātu)
बिभ्रतःbearing; carrying
बिभ्रतः:
Kartā (co-referential with हरयः)
TypeParticiple
Rootभृ (dhātu) → बिभ्रत् (present participle)
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