Rig Veda 8.55.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 55, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.55
Rishi: Kāṇva / Kāṇvāyana (RV 8.55 is in the Kāṇva collection; specific r̥ṣi uncertain from excerpt)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Not securely determinable from excerpt alone
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भूरीदिन्द्रस्य वीर्यं व्यख्यमभ्यायति । राधस्ते दस्यवे वृक ॥
Transliteration
bhūríd índrasya vīryàṃ vy àkhyam abhy ā́yati | rā́dhas te dasyáve vṛka ||
Translation
Wahrlich reich ist Indras heldische Kraft, deutlich kundgetan, wenn sie auf uns zukommt. Dein Reichtum, o Wolf (der Starke), tritt hervor für den dienenden Sucher — Fülle der Gabe für den, der ringt.
Word by Word
भूरीत्much, greatly
भूरीत्:
विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण (वाक्ये ‘व्यख्यम्’ इत्यस्य परिमाण-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootभूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of Indra’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वीर्यम्heroic power, might
वीर्यम्:
कर्म (object of ‘व्यख्यम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वीर/वीर ‘to be strong’ से)
विapart, forth, fully
वि:
— (क्रियाविशेषकः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
अख्यम्(I) proclaimed, made known
अख्यम्:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ख्या (ख्याऽ ‘to proclaim, make known’)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
— (क्रियाविशेषकः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग)
आयतिcomes, approaches
आयति:
क्रिया (उपवाक्ये/अन्वयार्थे: ‘comes/approaches’)
TypeVerb
Root√या (याऽ ‘to go, come’) + आ (उपसर्ग)
राधःgift, bounty, wealth
राधः:
कर्म/प्रार्थ्य (ते—‘thy gift/wealth’)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthy, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘thy’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दस्यवेto the Dasyu (hostile/alien foe)
दस्यवे:
सम्प्रदान (recipient: ‘to the Dasyu’)
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
वृकO wolf / O plunderer (epithet in address)
वृक:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun (vocative) / or epithet
Rootवृक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wolf’/‘plunderer’)
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