Mantra 9
Sukta 8.92
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शिक्षा ण इन्द्र राय आ पुरु विद्वाँ ऋचीषम । अवा नः पार्ये धने ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
शिक्षा॑ ण इन्द्र रा॒य आ पु॒रु वि॒द्वाँ ऋ॑चीषम । अवा॑ न॒: पार्ये॒ धने॑ ॥
Transliteration
śíkṣā ṇa indra rāyá ā́ purú vidvā́ṃ ṛcī́ṣama | ávā naḥ pā́rye dháne ||
Translation
Teach us, O Indra, the way to the plenitudes of being; you who know abundantly and are master of the inspired word—carry us across in the wealth that lies beyond.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
शिक्ष॑ । नः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । रा॒यः । आ । पु॒रु । वि॒द्वान् । ऋ॒ची॒ष॒म॒ । अव॑ । नः॒ । पार्ये॑ । धने॑ ॥शिक्ष । नः । इन्द्र । रायः । आ । पुरु । विद्वान् । ऋचीषम । अव । नः । पार्ये । धने ॥śikṣa | naḥ | indra | rāyaḥ | ā | puru | vidvān | ṛcīṣama | ava | naḥ | pārye | dhane
Word by Word
शिक्षाteach; instruct; train
शिक्षा:
— (finite verb; governs objects)
TypeVerb
Root√शिक्ष्
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
रायःof wealth; of riches
रायः:
Karma/viṣaya with √शिक्ष् (object-domain: ‘of wealth’)
TypeNoun
Rootराय् (प्रा. रयि-)
आtowards; fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
पुरुmuch; many
पुरु:
Karma/viṣaya (extent: ‘much’)
TypeAdjective/quantifier
Rootपुरु
विद्वान्knowing; wise
विद्वान्:
Kartā (agent: Indra as ‘knowing’)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√विद्
ऋचीषमskilled in ṛc-verses; rich in hymns
ऋचीषम:
Karma (object/complement with √शिक्ष्; ‘(make us) ṛcīṣa/poetically-skilled’)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋचीष (प्रा.)
अवdown; in aid; protectively
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootअव
नःus
नः:
Karma / Sampradāna (us, as those helped)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पार्येin the further/remote; on the other side
पार्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (location/sphere: ‘in the far/other-side (wealth)’)
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्य (प्रा. < परि/पार)
धनेin wealth; in the prize/booty
धने:
Adhikaraṇa (in/with respect to wealth/prize)
TypeNoun
Rootधन