Rig Veda 8.16.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 16, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.16
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Mandala 8; specific rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Unknown (not inferable securely from provided excerpt alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स त्वं न इन्द्र वाजेभिर्दशस्या च गातुया च । अच्छा च नः सुम्नं नेषि ॥
Transliteration
sá tvaṃ na indra vā́jebhir daśasyā́ ca gātuyā́ ca | ácchā ca naḥ sumnáṃ néṣi ||
Translation
So führe du, o Indra, mit Fülle an Kräften, mit der Gabe rechten Dienstes und mit dem Geleit auf den Pfad — auch deinen Segen und die Seelenfreude zu uns.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स-
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजेभिःwith prizes/strengths (vājás)
वाजेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
दशस्याःwith worship/obeisance
दशस्याः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदशस्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worship/obeisance, service’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गातुयाwith a way/path (guidance)
गातुया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगातु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘path, passage, way’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अच्छाtowards, hither
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नम्favor, grace
सुम्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक; ‘favor, grace, good will’)
नेषिyou lead / you bring
नेषि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु; नयति ‘to lead’)
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