Rig Veda 8.100.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 100, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.100
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (uncertain at verse-level)
Devata: Indra / Vajra as Indra’s force
Chandas: Probable Anuṣṭubh-like; verification needed
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समुद्रे अन्तः शयत उद्ना वज्रो अभीवृतः । भरन्त्यस्मै संयतः पुरःप्रस्रवणा बलिम् ॥
Transliteration
samudré antár śayate udnā́ vájro abhī́vṛtaḥ | bháranty asmai saṃ-yatáḥ puráḥ-prasravaṇā balím ||
Translation
Im Innern des Ozeans liegt der Vajra, die Donnerkraft, von den Wassern umhüllt; die vorwärtsströmenden Fluten, in geordneter Zügelung gehalten, bringen ihm ihren Tribut — ein Opfer an Kraft.
Word by Word
समुद्रेin the ocean
समुद्रे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) < सम्-उद्-√दृ/द्रु (निघण्टु-व्युत्पत्त्यनुसारः; स्थिर-प्रातिपदिकरूपेण)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर् (प्रातिपदिक) / अव्यय-रूप
शयतेlies, rests
शयते:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√शी (शे/शय्) ‘to lie, rest’
उद्नाwith water
उद्ना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउदन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘water’
वज्रःthe thunderbolt
वज्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभीवृतःcovered over, enclosed
अभीवृतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootअभि-√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) ‘to cover, enclose’ → क्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त)
भरन्तिthey bring
भरन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√भृ ‘to bear, bring’
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
संयतःrestrained, held in check
संयतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootसम्-√यम् ‘to restrain, hold together’ → क्त (कृदन्त)
पुरःforth, in front
पुरः:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्; ‘in front, forth’)
प्रस्रवणाःthe outflowing streams (spouts)
प्रस्रवणाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (collective)
Rootप्र-√स्रु ‘to flow’ → प्रस्रवण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘outflow, spout, stream’)
बलिम्an offering, tribute
बलिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबलि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘offering, tribute’
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