Rig Veda 8.93.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 93, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.93
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स न इन्द्रः शिवः सखाश्वावद्गोमद्यवमत् । उरुधारेव दोहते ॥
Transliteration
sá na índraḥ śiváḥ sákhāśvāvád gómad yávamat | urúdhārāiva dohate ||
Translation
Möge Indra uns ein gütiger Freund sein — reich an Rossen, reich an Kühen, reich an Gerste; wie eine weithinströmende Kuh melkt er die Fülle der Milch.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → नः
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शिवःauspicious, gracious
शिवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक; न-प्रत्ययान्त) → सखा
अश्वावत्having horses
अश्वावत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्ववत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत्-प्रत्यय) ← अश्व
गोमत्having cows
गोमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक; -मत्-प्रत्यय) ← गो
यवमत्having barley (abundance)
यवमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयवमत् (प्रातिपदिक; -मत्-प्रत्यय) ← यव
उरुधारेवlike a broad-streamed (cow/river)
उरुधारेव:
Kartā
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootउरुधारा (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)
दोहतेmilks / yields (for oneself/for us)
दोहते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु) → दोहते
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