Rig Veda 8.16.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 16, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.16
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (not supplied)
Devata: Indra
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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सम्राजं चर्षणीनामिन्द्रं स्तोता नव्यं गीर्भिः । नरं नृषाहं मंहिष्ठम् ॥
Transliteration
prá samrā́jaṃ carṣaṇīnā́m índraṃ stotā́ návyaṃ gī́rbhiḥ | náraṃ nṛṣā́haṃ máṃhiṣṭham ||
Translation
Vorwärts bringe ich Indra dar, den Allkönig der Völker, mit neuen, inspirierten Liedern; den Mann, den Überwinder menschlicher Grenzen, den freigebigsten Spender der Fülle.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सम्राजम्the sovereign king
सम्राजम्:
कर्म (स्तौति/गीर्भिः स्तौति इत्यर्थे)
TypeNoun (title)
Rootसम्राज् (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+राज् ‘to rule’)
चर्षणीनाम्of the peoples/men
चर्षणीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः: ‘of the peoples’)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणी (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म (स्तौति/गीर्भिः स्तौति)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोताthe praiser (singer)
स्तोता:
कर्ता
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)
नव्यम्new, fresh (in praise)
नव्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith hymns/words
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक)
नरम्the man, hero
नरम्:
कर्म (इन्द्रम् विशेषणभावेन/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
नृषाहम्man-conquering, overpowering foes
नृषाहम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृषाह (प्रातिपदिक; नृ- + साह ‘overpowering men’)
मंहिष्ठम्most bountiful, most generous
मंहिष्ठम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootमंहिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; मंह्/मंहस् ‘bounty’ + -इष्ठ superl.)
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