Rig Veda 8.12.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.12
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
येन सिन्धुं महीरपो रथाँ इव प्रचोदयः । पन्थामृतस्य यातवे तमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
yéna síndhuṃ mahī́r apó rathā́m̐ iva pracodáyaḥ | pánthām ṛtásya yā́tave tám īmahe ||
Translation
Durch jene Kraft, mit der du die großen Wasser des Sindhu wie Wagen in ihrem Ansturm vorwärtstriebst und den Pfad zur Fahrt des ṛta eröffnetest – eben diese Kraft von dir erbitten wir.
Word by Word
येनby which; with which
येन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
सिन्धुम्the river/stream (Sindhu)
सिन्धुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु- (प्रातिपदिक)
महीःgreat, mighty (fem. pl.)
महीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमही- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
रथान्chariots
रथान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
प्रचोदयःyou impel/drive forth
प्रचोदयः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चुद् (चोदयति) + प्र-
पन्थाम्path, way
पन्थाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्था- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक)
यातवेto go; for going
यातवे:
प्रयोजन (सम्प्रदान-भाव)
TypeVerb (infinitival)
Root√या (याति) → यातु- (infinitival dative form)
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त-
ईमहेwe approach; we seek
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम्/√इ (वेदिक: ईमहे ‘we go/approach’)
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