Rig Veda 8.2.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.2
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kāṇva hymns dominate RV 8)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short pādas characteristic of many RV 8.2 verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
रेवाँ इद्रेवतः स्तोता स्यात्त्वावतो मघोनः । प्रेदु हरिवः श्रुतस्य ॥
Transliteration
revā́m̐ id revátaḥ stotā́ syāt tvā́vato maghónaḥ | prédu hari-vaḥ śrutásya ||
Translation
Que le chantre devienne vraiment riche d’une plénitude lumineuse — car tu le soutiens, ô Indra généreux; et que s’avance la renommée de l’inspiration entendue, ô seigneur aux coursiers fauves.
Word by Word
रे॒वान्wealthy, splendid
रे॒वान्:
विशेषण (कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक) < रेव्/रु (धातु, ‘धन/समृद्धि’ भाव) + वत्
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
सम्बन्ध-बोधक/निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात; इद्/इत्)
रे॒वत॑ःof the wealthy one (Indra)
रे॒वत॑ः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the wealthy one’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-epithet
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तो॒ताpraiser, singer
स्तो॒ता:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक) < स्तु (धातु ‘स्तुति’ ) + तृ
स्यात्may be
स्यात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु ‘to be’)
त्वाyou (Indra)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवत॑ःof the protector/helper
अवत॑ः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the helper/protector’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-epithet
Rootअवत् (प्रातिपदिक) < अव् (धातु ‘रक्षा/सहाय’ ) + अत्
म॒घोनः॑of the bountiful (Indra)
म॒घोनः॑:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the bountiful one’)
TypeNoun-epithet
Rootमघवन्/मघोन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण ‘दानशील/समृद्ध’)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
क्रिया-विशेषक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एदुcome! on!
एदु:
सम्बोधन/प्रेरणा (particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएदु (वैदिक निपात; प्रोत्साहन/आह्वानार्थ)
हरिवःO you with tawny steeds
हरिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun-epithet (vocative) / Adjective
Rootहरिवत्/हरिवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि-युक्त’, इन्द्र-विशेषण)
श्रु॒तस्य॑of the heard-of, renowned (i.e., of famed praise/renown)
श्रु॒तस्य॑:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the heard/renowned [praise]’)
TypeAdjective / Noun (past passive participle)
Rootश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < श्रु (धातु ‘to hear’) + क्त
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