Rig Veda 8.13.33: Mandala 8, Sukta 13, Mantra 33
Sukta 8.13
Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input
Devata: Indra (Vajrin)
Chandas: Likely Trishtubh (needs scansion)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृषा त्वा वृषणं हुवे वज्रिञ्चित्राभिरूतिभिः । वावन्थ हि प्रतिष्टुतिं वृषा हवः ॥
Transliteration
vṛ́ṣā tvā vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ huve vájriñ citrā́bhir ūtí-bhiḥ | vāvántha hí práti-stutim vṛ́ṣā hávaḥ ||
Translation
Potent, I call you the Potent One, O wielder of the thunderbolt, with your many-colored helps; for you indeed increase the answering praise—potent is the call.
Word by Word
वृषाthe bull (mighty one)
वृषा:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधनार्थे स्तुत्य-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) / वृषा-
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्the bull, the strong one
वृषणम्:
कर्म (त्वा इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हुवेI call/invoke
हुवे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (ह्वा) आह्वाने
वज्रिन्O wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्रिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वज्र- + -इन्)
चित्राभिःwith bright/varied
चित्राभिः:
करण (ऊतिभिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith helps/aids
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
वावन्थyou have strengthened / you have made grow
वावन्थ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वा/√वन् (वेद. धातु; ‘वावन्’ इत्यस्य परिपूर्ण/आवृत्त-रूपम्)
हिfor/indeed
हि:
सम्बन्ध-बोधक (वाक्य-सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
प्रतिष्टुतिम्the answering praise / responsive hymn
प्रतिष्टुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिष्टुति (प्रातिपदिक; प्रति- + स्तुति)
वृषाthe bull (mighty one)
वृषा:
कर्तृ (द्वितीय-पादे स्तुत्य-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) / वृषा-
हवःthe call/invocation
हवः:
कर्तृ/भाव (वाक्ये ‘हवः’ = आह्वानम्)
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक; √ह्वे ‘आह्वान’ से)
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