Mantra 14
Sukta 8.32
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī or Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; requires syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आयन्तारं महि स्थिरं पृतनासु श्रवोजितम् । भूरेरीशानमोजसा ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
आ॒य॒न्तारं॒ महि॑ स्थि॒रं पृत॑नासु श्रवो॒जित॑म् । भूरे॒रीशा॑न॒मोज॑सा ॥
Transliteration
āyantā́raṃ máhi sthiráṃ pṛ́tanāsu śrávo-jitam | bhū́rer ī́śānam ójasā ||
Translation
Sing of the great and steadfast leader who advances, victorious in battles of the inner field, the lord of abundant plenitude by his strength of being.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ॒ऽय॒न्तार॑म् । महि॑ । स्थि॒रम् । पृत॑नासु । श्र॒वः॒ऽजित॑म् । भूरेः॑ । ईशा॑नम् । ओज॑सा ॥आयन्तारम् । महि । स्थिरम् । पृतनासु । श्रवःजितम् । भूरेः । ईशानम् । ओजसा ॥āyantāram | mahi | sthiram | pṛtanāsu | śravaḥ-jitam | bhūreḥ | īśānam | ojasā
Word by Word
आयन्तारम्the comer/approacher (one who comes)
आयन्तारम्:
कर्म (स्तुत्य/आह्वेय-देवता as object of praise/invocation)
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootआ-यन् (धातु √यम्/√यन् ‘to go/come, approach’; कृत्: तृच्/तृन् → -तार्)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
विशेषण-भाव (क्रिया/गुण-विशेषण; intensifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; from मह्/महत् ‘great’ used adverbially)
स्थिरम्firm, steadfast
स्थिरम्:
कर्म (same object; adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक ‘firm, steady’)
पृतनासुin battles
पृतनासु:
अधिकरण (locative: in/among battles)
TypeNoun
Rootपृतना (स्त्री. ‘battle, host’)
श्रवोजितम्winning fame, fame-conquering
श्रवोजितम्:
कर्म (same object; adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस् + जित (जित् from √जि ‘to conquer’; compound: ‘fame-winning’)
भूरेःof abundance, of much (wealth)
भूरेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective/Substantive (used substantively)
Rootभूरि (प्रातिपदिक ‘much, abundant’; here as genitive)
ईशानम्ruling over, lord of
ईशानम्:
कर्म (same object; adjectival)
TypeAdjective/Participle (possessive)
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक; from √ईश् ‘to rule, possess’; ‘ruling, lordly’)
ओजसाby (his) might/strength
ओजसा:
करण (instrumental: by/with might)
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (नपुं. ‘strength, might’)