Rig Veda 8.92.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 92, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.92
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्र इन्नो महानां दाता वाजानां नृतुः । महाँ अभिज्ञ्वा यमत् ॥
Transliteration
índra ín no mahā́nāṃ dātā́ vājā́nāṃ nṛtúḥ | mahā́m abhí-jñvā́ ā́ yamat ||
Translation
Indra wahrlich ist uns der Geber großer Gaben, der Führer der Fülle an Kraft. Möge der Mächtige, unser Bedürfnis erkennend, herannahen und uns in seine Hand nehmen.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महानाम्of the great (ones/things)
महानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
दाताgiver
दाता:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रः … दाता)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootदा (धातु) → दातृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजानाम्of prizes/strengths (vājas)
वाजानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
नृतुःleader of men; manly guide
नृतुः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण-भाव (इन्द्रः … नृतुः)
TypeNoun
Rootनृतु (प्रातिपदिक)
महान्great
महान्:
विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिज्ञ्वाall-knowing, discerning
अभिज्ञ्वा:
विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)
TypeAdjective/Participle (kṛdanta)
Rootअभि-ज्ञा (धातु) → अभिज्ञु/अभिज्ञ्वन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘knowing, discerning’)
यमत्may he restrain/guide; may he direct
यमत्:
क्रिया (इन्द्रः … यमत्)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
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