Rig Veda 8.16.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 16, Mantra 3

Sukta 8.16

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Devata: Indra

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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तं सुष्टुत्या विवासे ज्येष्ठराजं भरे कृत्नुम् । महो वाजिनं सनिभ्यः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.16.3

Transliteration

táṃ suṣṭutyā́ vivāse jyeṣṭha-rā́jaṃ bháre kṛ́tnum | mahó vā́jinaṃ saníbhyaḥ ||

Translation

A él, el rey más antiguo, consumado en la batalla, busco ganarlo con una alabanza recta y bien labrada; al gran vājin, que trae vāja — la plenitud de la fuerza— para nuestras ganancias.

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Word by Word

• तम्: him / that one
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुष्टुत्या: with good praise
• सुष्टुत्या: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु- + स्तु (धातु) → सुष्टुति- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)

• विवासे: I honor / I worship
• विवासे: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (विवासयति/विवासते; ‘to honor, to worship, to serve’—RV usage)

• ज्येष्ठराजम्: the eldest/foremost king
• ज्येष्ठराजम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (with adjective compound)
• Root: ज्येष्ठ- (विशेषण) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• भरे: in the contest/battle
• भरे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: √भृ (to bear, to bring; also ‘battle/contest’ as noun bhara- in RV)

• कृत्नुम्: the complete/fully-effective one
• कृत्नुम्: कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्नु- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘whole, complete, effective’ RV)

• महो: great
• महो: कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिनम्: the prize-winning/strong (one)
• वाजिनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing vāja—strength/prize; swift’)

• सनिभ्यः: from winnings/gains
• सनिभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gain, winning, acquisition’ RV)