Rig Veda 8.24.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.24
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वा गोभिरिव व्रजं गीर्भिॠणोम्यद्रिवः । आ स्मा कामं जरितुरा मनः पृण ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tvā góbhiḥ iva vrajáṃ gī́rbhir ṛṇomy adrivaḥ | ā́ smā kā́maṃ jaritúr ā́ mánaḥ pṛṇa ||
Translation
Te cerco con mis himnos como se encierra el ganado en el redil, oh señor del lagar de piedra. Ahora colma el deseo del cantor; llena la mente con la plenitud anhelada.
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
गोभिःwith cows
गोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
व्रजम्enclosure; pen; fold
व्रजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith hymns/praises
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘song, hymn, praise’)
ऋणोमिI bring/lead; I win/attain
ऋणोमि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (ऋणोति/ऋणुते; ‘to set in motion, to reach; in RV also ‘to bring/lead, to win/attain’)
अद्रिवःO stone-bearing one (Indra)
अद्रिवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet/vocative)
Rootअद्रि-वस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having stones’ → ‘stone-armed/stone-bearing’, epithet of Indra)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
स्मindeed; just
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (निपात)
कामम्desire; wish
कामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
जरितुःof the praiser
जरितुः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘praiser, singer’)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
मनःmind; thought
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पृणfill; satisfy
पृण:
Kartā (imperative addressee)
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/पृ (पृणाति; ‘to fill, satisfy’)
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