Rig Veda 8.91.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 91, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.91
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमानि त्रीणि विष्टपा तानीन्द्र वि रोहय । शिरस्ततस्योर्वरामादिदं म उपोदरे ॥
Transliteration
imā́ni trī́ṇi viṣṭápā tā́ny indra ví rohaya | śíras tátasyorvárām ā́d idáṃ ma úpa udáre ||
Translation
Diese drei Welten, diese Wohnstätten — richte sie auf, o Indra, zu ihrem wahren Wachstum. Aus dem Haupt jenes bringe das Feld der Fruchtbarkeit hervor; und dies setze auch in mich, nahe der inneren Tiefe.
Word by Word
इमानिthese
इमानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्रीणिthree
त्रीणि:
Karma
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
विष्टपाःworlds/regions (the three realms)
विष्टपाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक) < वि-√स्तभ्/स्तम्भ् ‘स्थापयति, आधारयति’ (व्युत्पत्त्यर्थः: ‘स्थापित-स्थानानि/लोकाः’)
तानिthose (same)
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (proper) संबोधन
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रोहयmake (them) ascend/raise
रोहय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (रुहँ आरोहणे) + णिच् (causative) → रोहय-
शिरःhead, summit
शिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ततस्यof the stretched one / of the expanse
ततस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective (genitive)
Rootतत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तत्’/‘तत’ = stretched/extended; RV में ‘तत’ ‘तन्तु/विस्तार’ से संबद्ध)
उर्वराम्the fertile field/earth
उर्वराम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउर्वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, up to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेfor me / of me
मे:
Sampradāna (beneficiary)/Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उपोदरेin/at the lower belly; in the womb
उपोदरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative) / Adverbial locative
Rootउप-उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
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