Rig Veda 8.100.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 100, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.100
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (uncertain at verse-level)
Devata: Indra (with Suparṇa as mythic agent bringing Soma)
Chandas: Probable Anuṣṭubh-like; verification needed
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मनोजवा अयमान आयसीमतरत्पुरम् । दिवं सुपर्णो गत्वाय सोमं वज्रिण आभरत् ॥
Transliteration
mánojavā́ áyamāna āyasī́m átaram púrām | dívaṃ supárṇo gátvāya sómaṃ vajríṇa ā́ abharat ||
Translation
Gedankenschnell, geradlinig schreitend, durchquerte er die eiserne Feste; der Schönbeflügelte ging zum Himmel und brachte Soma dem Vajrin, dem Träger des Vajra.
Word by Word
मनोजवाःswift as thought
मनोजवाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमनस्- + जव- (प्रातिपदिक) → समास: मनो-जव
अयमानःgoing/striving, moving onward
अयमानः:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootअय- (धातु: अय् ‘गमन/प्रेरण’/‘याच्’ इत्यादि; RV में ‘अयमान’ = ‘चलन्/प्रयतमान’ अर्थे वर्तमानकृदन्त) + -मान (शतृ/शानच्-समकक्षः वर्तमानकृदन्त)
आयसीम्made of metal/iron
आयसीम्:
Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआयस- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘लोहमय/आयस’
अतरत्he crossed/overcame
अतरत्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु) ‘तरति—अतिक्रमण/पारगमन’
पुरम्the fortress/city
पुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुर्/पुरम् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘नगर/दुर्ग’
दिवम्to heaven, the sky
दिवम्:
Adhikaraṇa (गन्तव्य-देशः; गत्यर्थे द्वितीया)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘द्युलोक/स्वर्ग’
सुपर्णःthe fair-winged one (bird; often Garuḍa/eagle)
सुपर्णः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु- + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) → समास: सुपर्ण
गत्वायhaving gone
गत्वाय:
(क्रियाविशेषण) पूर्वक्रिया
TypeGerund (Absolutive)
Rootगम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; RV में ‘-त्वाय’ रूप)
सोमम्Soma (the sacred drink)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रिणेfor the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
वज्रिणे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘वज्रधारिन्’
आभरत्he brought (to), carried here
आभरत्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु) ‘भरति—वहन/आहरण’ + उपसर्ग आ-
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