Rig Veda 8.77.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 77, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.77
Devata: Indra (narrative of his empowerment)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आदीं शवस्यब्रवीदौर्णवाभमहीशुवम् । ते पुत्र सन्तु निष्टुरः ॥
Transliteration
ādī́ṃ śavasī́ abravīd aurṇa-vābhám ahī́śuvam | té putra santu niḥ-túraḥ ||
Translation
Da sprach die mächtige Mutter von ihm — „wollnetz‑umwoben, schlangenantreibend“: „Sie sollen, mein Sohn, deine Niederwerfer des Widerstands sein, deine sicheren Sieger.“
Word by Word
आtowards, unto (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
दीम्her/this (acc. sg.)
दीम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / idam
शवस्यof strength, of might
शवस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक) / śavas
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु) / brū
और्णवाभम्Aurṇavābha (a person/epithet)
और्णवाभम्:
Karma (object of ‘said’ = addressed/mentioned)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऔर्णवाभ (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण/नाम) / aurṇavābha
अहीशुवम्Ahīśuva (a person/epithet)
अहीशुवम्:
Karma (in apposition with previous)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअहीशुव (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण/नाम) / ahīśuva
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / tad
पुत्रO son!
पुत्र:
—
TypeNoun (vocative) / Address
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) / putra
सन्तुlet them be
सन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) / as
निष्टुरःharsh, stern, unyielding
निष्टुरः:
Kartā/Predicate nominative (with ‘सन्तु’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनिष्टुर (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण) / niṣṭura
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