Rig Veda 8.97.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 97, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.97
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न त्वा देवास आशत न मर्त्यासो अद्रिवः । विश्वा जातानि शवसाभिभूरसि न त्वा देवास आशत ॥
Transliteration
ná tvā devā́sa ā́śata ná martyā́so adrivaḥ | víśvā jātā́ni śávasābhí-bhūr asi ná tvā devā́sa ā́śata ||
Translation
Neither the gods reach you, nor do mortals, O wielder of the stone; by your force you overmaster all that is born. Neither the gods reach you.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
आशतattained / reached
आशत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (अश्नुते/अश्नोति) with preverb आ-
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मर्त्यासःmortals
मर्त्यासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य
अद्रिवःO wielder of the stone (press-stone)
अद्रिवः:
—
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअद्रि + वस् (possessive) → अद्रिवन्
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व
जातानिborn; created beings
जातानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootजात (ppp. of √जन्)
शवसाby (your) might
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्
अभिभूःyou have overpowered
अभिभूः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√भू
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
आशतattained / reached
आशत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (अश्नुते/अश्नोति) with preverb आ-
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