Rig Veda 8.70.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 70, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.70
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं वो महो महाय्यमिन्द्रं दानाय सक्षणिम् । यो गाधेषु य आरणेषु हव्यो वाजेष्वस्ति हव्यः ॥
Transliteration
táṃ vo mahó mahā́yyam índraṃ dānā́ya sakṣáṇim | yó gādhéṣu yá ā́raṇeṣu hávyo vā́jeṣv ásti hávyaḥ ||
Translation
Ihn, Indra, den Großen und der Größe Würdigen, rufen wir zum Geben, den Vollbringenden. Er ist der Anzurufende in den durchwatbaren Tiefen wie in den fernen Weiten; er ist der Ruf selbst in den Füllen der Kraft (vāja).
Word by Word
तम्him / that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महोof the great
महो:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
महाय्यम्great, worthy of greatness
महाय्यम्:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक; महत्-आय्य/य्य-प्रत्ययान्त)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दानायfor giving / for a gift
दानाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘देने’)
सक्षणिम्able, powerful, competent
सक्षणिम्:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसक्षणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहाय/समर्थ’)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गाधेषुin the depths / in deep places
गाधेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगाध (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आरणेषुin the far-lying places / in the wilderness
आरणेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआरण (प्रातिपदिक)
हव्यःto be invoked; worthy of oblation
हव्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हू ‘आह्वाने/यज्ञे’)
वाजेषुin contests / in prizes (vāja-s)
वाजेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भ्वादि) ‘भवति/अस्ति’
हव्यःinvocable; worthy of offering
हव्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √हू ‘आह्वाने/यज्ञे’)
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