Rig Veda 8.98.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 98, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.98
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (Anukramaṇī attribution not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or similar short meter (confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एन्द्र नो गधि प्रियः सत्राजिदगोह्यः । गिरिर्न विश्वतस्पृथुः पतिर्दिवः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ indra no gádhi priyáḥ satrā́-jid ágohyaḥ | girír na viśvátas pṛthúḥ pátir diváḥ ||
Translation
Komm, Indra, sei bei uns als der Geliebte — allzeit siegreich im Kampf, nicht zu verbergen. Wie ein Berg, nach allen Seiten weit, sei der Herr des Himmels, der unser Emporsteigen stützt und birgt.
Word by Word
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
गधिcome! approach!
गधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्राजित्ever-victorious (winning in every contest)
सत्राजित्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्राजित् (प्रातिपदिक; सत्र + जित्)
अगोह्यःnot to be concealed/hidden
अगोह्यः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअगोह्य (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + गोह्य)
गिरिःa mountain
गिरिः:
उपमान (simile-base)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
विश्वतःon all sides, everywhere
विश्वतः:
अधिकरण (manner/extent)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्ययीभाव/तसिल्)
पृथुःbroad, wide
पृथुः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord
पतिः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
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