Rig Veda 8.95.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 95, Mantra 4

Sukta 8.95

Devata: Indra

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

श्रुधी हवं तिरश्च्या इन्द्र यस्त्वा सपर्यति । सुवीर्यस्य गोमतो रायस्पूर्धि महाँ असि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.95.4

Transliteration

śrudhī́ hávaṃ tiraśc(y)ā́ índra yás tvā sapáryati | su-vī́ryasya gó-mato rāyás pūrdhi mahā́ṃ ási ||

Translation

Hear the call, O Indra, even from the sideward paths—of him who serves you. Fill him with the wealth that is rich in luminous herds, with the abundance of heroic power; for you are the Vast.

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Word by Word

• श्रुधी: hear! (listen)
• श्रुधी: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

• हवम्: the call/invocation
• हवम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव (प्रातिपदिक; √हू ‘to call/invoke’ से)

• तिरश्च्याः: of the oblique/sideways (one); of the indirect (call)
• तिरश्च्याः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: तिरश्ची (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सपर्यति: worships/serves
• सपर्यति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सपर्य (धातु; ‘to honor, worship, serve’)

• सुवीर्यस्य: of good heroism/valour
• सुवीर्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• गोमतः: of the cattle-rich (wealth)
• गोमतः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोमत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)

• पूर्धि: fill/fulfil (grant fully)!
• पूर्धि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पॄ/पूर् (धातु; ‘to fill, make full, satisfy’)

• महान्: great
• महान्: कर्ता (of ‘असि’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• असि: you are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)