Rig Veda 8.100.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 100, Mantra 3

Sukta 8.100

Devata: Indra (with Satya as the invoked principle)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र सु स्तोमं भरत वाजयन्त इन्द्राय सत्यं यदि सत्यमस्ति । नेन्द्रो अस्तीति नेम उ त्व आह क ईं ददर्श कमभि ष्टवाम ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.100.3

Transliteration

prá su stómaṃ bharata vājayánta indrā́ya satyáṃ yádi satyám asti | néndro astī́ti néma u tva āha ká īṃ dadarśa kám abhí stavāma ||

Translation

Bringt nun den Lobgesang herbei, nach Fülle drängend, für Indra — wahrhaftig, wenn Wahrheit wirklich ist. Keiner sage: »Indra ist nicht«; wer hat ihn geschaut? wen sollen wir dann preisen?

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• सु: well, duly
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (upasarga/avyaya)

• स्तोमम्: hymn of praise
• स्तोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (prātipadika)

• भरत: bear, bring
• भरत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरणे)

• वाजयन्तः: winning prizes; strengthening (the rite)
• वाजयन्तः: Kartā (with implied ‘you’/singers)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: वाजयन्त् (from √वाज/वज् caus./denom. ‘to make strong/bring prize’; prātipadika of pres. act. ptc.)

• इन्द्राय: for Indra
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• सत्यम्: truth; truly
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सत्य (prātipadika)

• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (avyaya)

• सत्यम्: truth; true
• सत्यम्: —
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सत्य (prātipadika)

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भुवि)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (avyaya)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā (of ‘अस्ति’ in quoted claim)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भुवि)

• इति: ‘thus’
• इति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (avyaya)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (avyaya)

• एमः: a ‘so-and-so’; anyone (indefinite person)
• एमः: Kartā (predicate-noun with ‘आह’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एम (prātipadika)

• उ: indeed, however
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (avyaya)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (pronominal base)

• आह: said
• आह: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (Vedic perfect ‘āha’ = ‘said’)

• कः: who?
• कः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (interrogative pronominal base)

• ईम्: him/it; indeed
• ईम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ईम् (avyaya/enclitic pronoun-like particle)

• ददर्श: has seen, saw
• ददर्श: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (दर्शने)

• कम्: whom?
• कम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (interrogative pronominal base)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (upasarga)

• ष्टवाम: shall we praise? / may we praise
• ष्टवाम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (स्तवने)