Rig Veda 8.4.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र चक्रे सहसा सहो बभञ्ज मन्युमोजसा । विश्वे त इन्द्र पृतनायवो यहो नि वृक्षा इव येमिरे ॥
Transliteration
prá cakre sáhasā sáho babháñja manyúm ójasā | víśve te indra pṛtanā́yavo yáho ní vṛkṣā́ iva yemire ||
Translation
Du setztest Kraft durch Kraft in Gang; mit Stärke zerbrachst du den Zorn. Alle deine Kampfbegehrenden, o Indra, sinken nieder – wie gefällte Bäume –, wenn sie dem Ansturm deines sieghaften Vorrückens begegnen.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
चक्रेhe has done/made
चक्रे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
सहसाwith might, by force
सहसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सहःmight, strength
सहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बभञ्जhe broke, shattered
बभञ्ज:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभञ्ज् (धातु)
मन्युम्wrath, fury
मन्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
ओजसाwith vigor, by strength
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall (of them)
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantive use)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पृतनायवःbattle-seekers, fighters
पृतनायवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपृतना-यु (प्रातिपदिक; from पृतना + यु ‘going/engaged’)
यहोindeed/lo! (emphatic particle)
यहो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयहो (particle/interjection; Vedic)
निdown, into
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga)
वृक्षाःtrees
वृक्षाः:
Kartā (of the simile-clause)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (particle)
येमिरेthey have restrained/held back; they have been checked
येमिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
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