Rig Veda 8.24.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.24
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वयं ते अस्य वृत्रहन्विद्याम शूर नव्यसः । वसोः स्पार्हस्य पुरुहूत राधसः ॥
Transliteration
vayáṃ te asyá vṛtrahan vidyā́ma śūra návyasaḥ | vásōḥ spārhásya puruhūta rā́dhasaḥ ||
Translation
Nous voulons connaître et obtenir, ô Vṛtra-tueur, ô héros, ces formes toujours nouvelles de tes richesses désirables — ô toi qu’on invoque tant, la plénitude de ta grâce.
Word by Word
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तेto you / for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
वृत्रहन्O Vṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (वृत्र + हन्)
विद्यामmay we know / would know
विद्याम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
शूरO hero
शूर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशूर
नव्यसःnewer / ever-new
नव्यसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (नव + यस्)
वसोःof wealth / of the good
वसोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
स्पार्हस्यof the desirable / coveted
स्पार्हस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पार्ह
पुरुहूतO much-invoked
पुरुहूत:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपुरुहूत (पुरु + हूत)
राधसःof bounty / gift
राधसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्
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Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
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