Rig Veda 8.91.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 91, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.91
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कुविच्छकत्कुवित्करत्कुविन्नो वस्यसस्करत् । कुवित्पतिद्विषो यतीरिन्द्रेण संगमामहै ॥
Transliteration
kuvíc chákāt kuvíd kárat kuvín no vásyasas kárat | kuvíd pati-dvíṣo yatī́r índreṇa saṃ-gamāmahai ||
Translation
Wer weiß — vielleicht vermag er es; vielleicht handelt er; vielleicht schafft er uns einen besseren Zustand. Wer weiß — vielleicht gelangen wir mit Indra zur Vereinigung und treiben die feindlichen Widersacher fort.
Word by Word
कुवित्perhaps? / is it possible that?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु (प्रश्नार्थक) + वित् (निपात) / अव्यय-प्रयोग
शकत्may (he) be able / may (he) have power
शकत्:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहितः) — (इन्द्रः/देवः)
TypeVerb
Rootशक्
कुवित्perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (अव्यय)
करत्may (he) do / make
करत्:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहितः)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
कुवित्perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (अधिकार-सम्बन्धः: ‘our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वस्यसःof something better / of a better (state)
वस्यसः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (उपपद-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective (comparative) / Noun-like
Rootवस्यस् (वस्-तुलनात्मकः: ‘better’)
स्करत्may (he) make / may (he) effect
स्करत्:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहितः)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (सृज्/स्कृ-रूपेण वैदिक-प्रयोगः) → √कृ ‘to make’
कुवित्perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (अव्यय)
पतिlord / master
पति:
Kartā (सम्बन्धेन: ‘as lord’)
TypeNoun
Rootपति
द्विषःof the enemy / of the hater
द्विषः:
Apādāna/सम्बन्ध (विरोधि-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (द्विष्- ‘enemy/hostile’)
यतीःthe strivers / ascetics
यतीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयति (यम्/यत्- ‘to strive, to control’; ‘ascetic/striver’)
इन्द्रेणwith Indra / by Indra
इन्द्रेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
संगमाby encounter / by coming together
संगमा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसंगम (सम्+गम्)
आमहेwe come together / we attain / we meet
आमहे:
Kartā (वयं)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (आ + √गम्) / (वैदिक: आ-गम् ‘to come/attain’)
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