Mantra 4
Sukta 8.24
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ निरेकमुत प्रियमिन्द्र दर्षि जनानाम् । धृषता धृष्णो स्तवमान आ भर ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
आ नि॑रे॒कमु॒त प्रि॒यमिन्द्र॒ दर्षि॒ जना॑नाम् । धृ॒ष॒ता धृ॑ष्णो॒ स्तव॑मान॒ आ भ॑र ॥
Transliteration
ā́ nirékam utá priyám indra dárṣi jánānām | dhṛṣatā́ dhṛṣṇo stávamāna ā́ bhara ||
Translation
Bring to us, O Indra, both the relief from scantness and what is dear to the peoples. O daring one, with bold force—since we praise—bring it here into our life.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । नि॒रे॒कम् । उ॒त । प्रि॒यम् । इन्द्र॑ । दर्षि॑ । जना॑नाम् । धृ॒ष॒ता । धृ॒ष्णो॒ इति॑ । स्तव॑मानः । आ । भ॒र॒ ॥आ । निरेकम् । उत । प्रियम् । इन्द्र । दर्षि । जनानाम् । धृषता । धृष्णो इति । स्तवमानः । आ । भर ॥ā | nirekam | uta | priyam | indra | darṣi | janānām | dhṛṣatā | dhṛṣṇo iti | stavamānaḥ | ā | bhara
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
निरेकम्as one whole; without remainder (entirely)
निरेकम्:
Karma (adverbial object: ‘in a single/undivided way’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनिरेक (प्रातिपदिक) < निर्-√इच्/इक्? (वेद. ‘अभाव/रिक्त’ sense)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
प्रियम्dear (thing); beloved
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शिO seer; O visible/manifest one
दर्शि:
सम्बोधन (epithet of Indra)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootदर्शि (प्रातिपदिक; from √दृश् ‘to see’, ‘seeing/visible’)
जनानाम्of people; of men
जनानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of men/peoples’)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
धृषताboldly; with daring
धृषता:
Karaṇa (manner/instrument: ‘boldly’)
TypeAdverb (instrumental used adverbially)
Rootधृषत् (प्रातिपदिक; from √धृष् ‘to be bold/dare’)
धृष्णोO bold one; O daring one
धृष्णो:
सम्बोधन (epithet)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootधृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; from √धृष्)
स्तवमानःbeing praised
स्तवमानः:
Kartā (of the following verb ‘आ भर’ as the addressed deity/agent implied)
TypeParticiple
Root√स्तु (to praise) + शानच् (present middle participle)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
भरbring!; bear hither!
भर:
Kriyā (imperative action)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (to bear, bring)