Rig Veda 8.45.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 45, Mantra 17
Sukta 8.45
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत त्वाबधिरं वयं श्रुत्कर्णं सन्तमूतये । दूरादिह हवामहे ॥
Transliteration
utá tvā́badhiraṃ vayáṃ śrút-karṇaṃ sántam ūtáye | dūrā́d ihá havāmahe ||
Translation
Und wir rufen dich — nicht taub, mit wach gewordenem Ohr — zu unserer Hilfe; aus der Ferne rufen wir dich hierher.
Word by Word
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अबधिरम्not deaf; un-deafened
अबधिरम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-बधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
श्रुत्कर्णम्having hearing ears; attentive
श्रुत्कर्णम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुत-कर्ण (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-प्रातिपदिक; श्रुत < √श्रु, कर्ण)
सन्तम्being; existing (as such)
सन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootसत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त; √अस्)
ऊतयेfor help; for aid
ऊतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
दूरात्from afar
दूरात्:
अपादान (हेतोः/स्थानतः)
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival form used adverbially)
Rootदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
हवामहेwe call; we invoke
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति) / √हू (आह्वाने)
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