Rig Veda 8.89.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 89, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.89
Rishi: Gautama (to be confirmed via Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra (Maghavan)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यज्जायथा अपूर्व्य मघवन्वृत्रहत्याय । तत्पृथिवीमप्रथयस्तदस्तभ्ना उत द्याम् ॥
Transliteration
yáj jā́yathā apū́rvya maghavan vṛtrahátyāya | tát pṛthivī́m aprathayas tád astabhnā uta dyā́m ||
Translation
When you were born, O Maghavan, in an unprecedented way for the slaying of the Coverer, then you widened the earth of our foundation and you propped up also the heaven above.
Word by Word
यत्when/that which
यत्:
Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/हेतु-निर्देश) / वाक्य-सम्बन्धक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा यद्-सम्बन्धी अव्यय
जायथाःyou were born / came to be
जायथाः:
(अध्याहृत) Kartā: त्वम् (इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) — ‘जायते’
अपूर्व्यO unprecedented/unique one
अपूर्व्य:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपूर्व्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) < अ- + पूर्व्य (पूर्व)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Maghavan)
मघवन्:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमघवन् (विशेषण/संज्ञा-प्रातिपदिक) < मघ (दान/समृद्धि) + वन्
वृत्रहत्या॑यfor the slaying of Vṛtra
वृत्रहत्या॑य:
Sampradāna / प्रयोजन (for the purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रहत्या (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक) < वृत्र + हत्/हन् (हत्या ‘slaying’)
तत्then/that
तत्:
Karma (अग्रे क्रियायाः विषयः) / वाक्य-सम्बन्धक
TypeIndeclinable (pronominal form used correlatively)
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रथयःyou broadened/expanded
अप्रथयः:
Kartā: त्वम् (इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Rootप्रथ् (धातु) — ‘प्रथयति’ (विस्तारे)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (अग्रे क्रियायाः विषयः)
TypeIndeclinable (pronominal form used correlatively)
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तभ्नाःyou propped up / made firm
अस्तभ्नाः:
Kartā: त्वम् (इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तभ् (धातु) — ‘स्तभ्नाति/स्तभ्नोति’ (स्तम्भने, धारणे)
उतand also
उत:
— (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात/अव्यय)
द्याम्the sky/heaven
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक) ‘sky, heaven’
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