Rig Veda 8.68.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 68, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.68
Devata: Indra’s dynamic powers/steeds (Haris) as inner agencies; Indra implicit
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऐषु चेतद्वृषण्वत्यन्तॠज्रेष्वरुषी । स्वभीशुः कशावती ॥
Transliteration
ā́ eṣú cetad vṛ́ṣaṇ-vaty antár ṛ́jreṣv arúṣī | svàbhīśúḥ káśā-vatī ||
Translation
Despierta en ellos esta conciencia: el poder impulsor, fuerte como toro, entre las fuerzas leonadas, rojizas en la llama; bien enfrenado, portador del látigo, que conduce las energías a su meta justa.
Word by Word
आtowards; unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / अव्यय
एषुin/among these
एषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चेतत्perceive; take notice
चेतत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु) → चेतत् (tiṅanta)
वृषण्वतीpossessing a bull/strength; vigorous
वृषण्वती:
Kartā (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (मतुप्/वतुप्) → वृषण्वत्
अन्तःwithin; inside
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial) / Noun-form
Rootअन्तर् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋज्रेषुamong the straight/bright ones
ऋज्रेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootऋज्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘straight/bright’—वैदिक विशेषण)
अरुषीruddy; tawny; shining
अरुषी:
Kartā (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वभीशुःhaving its own rays/reins; self-rayed
स्वभीशुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्व- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + भीशु (प्रातिपदिक ‘रेणु/किरण/अंशु’ वैदिक) → स्वभीशु
कशावतीwhip-bearing; provided with a lash
कशावती:
Kartā (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootकशा (प्रातिपदिक ‘whip, lash’) + वत् (वतुप्) → कशावत्
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