Rig Veda 8.99.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 99, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.99
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनर्शरातिं वसुदामुप स्तुहि भद्रा इन्द्रस्य रातयः । सो अस्य कामं विधतो न रोषति मनो दानाय चोदयन् ॥
Transliteration
ánarśarātiṃ vasudā́m úpa stuhi bhadrā́ índrasya rātáyaḥ | só asya kā́maṃ vidható ná roṣati máno dānā́ya codáyan ||
Translation
Lobe nahe den Reichtumsspender, dessen Gabe nicht versagt: heilvoll sind Indras Gaben. Er zürnt dem Verehrer nicht, der seinen Willen recht ordnet, indem er den Sinn zur Gabe antreibt.
Word by Word
अन॑र्शरातिम्the uninjured/undecaying gift (bounty)
अन॑र्शरातिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअनर्श-राति (प्रातिपदिक; अनर्श ‘अक्षत/अविनाशी’ + राति ‘दान/देय’)
वसुदाम्the wealth-giver
वसुदाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवसु-दा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth-giving’)
उपnear; towards (in praise)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
स्तुहिpraise!
स्तुहि:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तवने)
भ॒द्राःauspicious, good
भ॒द्राः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण ‘रातयः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रा॒तयःgifts, bounties
रा॒तयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराति (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him; his
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कामम्desire, wish
कामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
विध॒तःof the worshipper/ordainer
विध॒तः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (agent, participial stem)
Rootविधत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धा/√धा- ‘to arrange/ordain’ with वि; ‘one who performs/ordains, worshipper’)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
रोषतिis angry; rages
रोषति:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रुष् (रोषे/क्रोधे)
मनःmind
मनः:
कर्म (चोदयन् इत्यस्य) / अथवा कर्म-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दानायfor giving; for donation
दानाय:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चो॒दयन्urging, impelling
चो॒दयन्:
कर्तृ (सः—चोदयन्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√चुद् (प्रेरणे)
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