Rig Veda 8.24.26: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 26
Sukta 8.24
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-length verification against a metrical index)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमु त्वा नूनमीमहे नव्यं दंसिष्ठ सन्यसे । स त्वं नो विश्वा अभिमातीः सक्षणिः ॥
Transliteration
tám u tvā nūnám īmahe návyaṃ daṃsiṣṭha sányase | sá tváṃ no víśvā abhímātīḥ sakṣáṇiḥ ||
Translation
Dich, ja jetzt, suchen wir — stets neu, o der Tüchtigste, zum Gewinn; und du bist uns der, der alle feindlichen Anstürme zu ertragen und zu überwinden vermag.
Word by Word
तम्him/that one
तम्:
कर्म (स्तुत्य-देवता-रूपेण ‘त्वा’ इत्यस्य सह-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नूनम्now, surely
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
ईमहेwe seek/strive for, we invoke
ईमहे:
क्रिया (कर्तृ = वयम्)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (यच्छति/यामि) धातु; आत्मनेपद
नव्यम्new, fresh
नव्यम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दंसिष्ठmost wondrous/most skillful
दंसिष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootदंसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दंस’/‘दंसस्’ = कौशल/वीर्य/कर्म; तद्धित/तमप्-प्रत्ययेन अतिशय)
सन्यसेyou strive/press on, you set yourself to (action)
सन्यसे:
क्रिया (कर्तृ = त्वम्)
TypeVerb
Rootसन् + यस् (यस्/यास्) धातु; आत्मनेपद (वेदिक रूप)
सhe/that (therefore)
स:
कर्तृ-निर्देशक (अन्वय-सम्बन्धः ‘त्वम्’ इत्यनेन)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (our/for us; रक्षण-प्रार्थनायाम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिमातीःhostilities, assaults
अभिमातीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-मा-ति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अभि’ + √मा ‘to measure/assail’ → ‘अभिमाति’ = शत्रु-आक्रमण/द्रोह)
सक्षणिःable, powerful helper
सक्षणिः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (त्वम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootसक्षन्/सक्षणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सह-क्षम्/सह-शक्’ भावः = समर्थ/सहायक)
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