Rig Veda 8.12.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.12
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमं स्तोममभिष्टये घृतं न पूतमद्रिवः । येना नु सद्य ओजसा ववक्षिथ ॥
Transliteration
imáṃ stómam abhíṣṭaye ghṛtáṃ na pūtám adrivaḥ | yéna nu sadyá ójasā vavákṣitha ||
Translation
Para nuestra victoria y recto logro, acepta este himno, claro como el ghee purificado, oh portador de la piedra de prensar; por él, que al instante crezcas en vigor y nos lleves hacia adelante.
Word by Word
इमम्this (him/it)
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn, praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिष्टयेfor help/aid, for assistance
अभिष्टये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतम्ghee; (fig.) rich/unctuous
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पूतम्purified, clarified
पूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootपू (धातु) → पूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकृदन्त)
अद्रिवःO wielder of the stone/pressing-stone (Indra)
अद्रिवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअद्रि + वस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः/उपाधि)
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow/indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
सद्यःimmediately, at once
सद्यः:
—
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / Noun-stem used adverbially
Rootसद्यस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ओजसाwith strength, by might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ववक्षिथyou have carried/borne; you have conveyed
ववक्षिथ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु; RV-वेदिक रूप: ववक्षि-)
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