Rig Veda 8.99.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 99, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.99
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इत ऊती वो अजरं प्रहेतारमप्रहितम् । आशुं जेतारं हेतारं रथीतममतूर्तं तुग्र्यावृधम् ॥
Transliteration
itá ūtī́ vo ajáraṃ prahetā́ram áprahitam | āśúṃ jétāraṃ hétāraṃ rathī́tamam átūrtam tugryā́vṛdham ||
Translation
Desde aquí invocamos tu auxilio: a Indra, el impulsor imperecedero, imposible de desviar; vencedor veloz, golpeador, el más poderoso en el carro, el invencible, acrecentador del ímpetu tughrya.
Word by Word
इ॒तःfrom here; hence
इ॒तः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः (अव्यय; इदम्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
ऊ॒तिःhelp; aid
ऊ॒तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (प्रातिपदिक; √अव्/√अव् ‘रक्षणे’ से भाव/कृदन्त-निर्माण)
वःfor you; to you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अजरम्unaging; undecaying
अजरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-जर (प्रातिपदिक; जर ‘old’ + नञ्)
प्रहेतारम्the forward-sender; impeller
प्रहेतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootप्र-हेतृ (कृदन्त; √हि ‘प्रेषणे/त्यागे’ + तृच्)
अप्रहितम्not held back; unhindered
अप्रहितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-प्रहित (कृदन्त/विशेषण; प्र-√हि ‘प्रेषणे’ + क्त; नञ्)
आशुम्swift
आशुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
जेतारम्conqueror; winner
जेतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootजेतृ (कृदन्त; √जि ‘जय’ + तृच्)
हेतारम्impeller; driver
हेतारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootहेतृ (कृदन्त; √हि ‘प्रेषणे/त्यागे’ + तृच्)
रथीतमम्best charioteer; most chariot-skilled
रथीतमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरथिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (सुपरलटिव)
अमतूर्तम्unoverpowered; unconquered
अमतूर्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-मतूर्त (प्रातिपदिक; मतूर्त ‘overpowered/overcome’ + नञ्; RV-विशेष विशेषण)
तुग्र्यावृधम्increaser of the Tugryas; Tugrya-enhancing
तुग्र्यावृधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootतुग्र्य-आ-वृध (कृदन्त/बहुव्रीहि; √वृध् ‘वर्धने’ + क्त/विशेषण-निर्माण; ‘तुग्र्य’ नाम/विशेषण)
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