Rig Veda 8.46.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 46, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.46
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो वाजेष्वविता पुरूवसुः पुरस्थाता मघवा वृत्रहा भुवत् ॥
Transliteration
sá no vā́jeṣv avitā́ purūvásuḥ puraḥsthā́tā maghávā vṛtrahā́ bhuvat ||
Translation
Qu’il soit pour nous secours dans les plénitudes de force, riche de nombreux biens; qu’il se tienne en avant comme notre guide. Qu’il devienne pour nous le généreux, Vṛtrahan, le tueur de Vṛtra.
Word by Word
सhe (that one)
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः/सा/तत्) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
वाजेषुin (the) contests / in prizes (of victory)
वाजेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
अविताprotector, helper
अविता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Epithet
Root√अव् (रक्षणे) → अवितृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरूवसुःpossessing much wealth
पुरूवसुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरू-वसु- (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘many’+‘goods/wealth’)
पुरस्थाताone who stands in front; leader
पुरस्थाता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Epithet
Rootपुरस्-स्थातृ- (समास-प्रातिपदिक; पुरस् ‘in front’ + √स्था ‘to stand’)
मघवाthe bountiful one
मघवा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रहाVṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Epithet
Rootवृत्र-हन्- (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘Vṛtra’ + √हन् ‘to slay’)
भुवत्may he be / let him become
भुवत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (सत्तायाम्)
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