Rig Veda 8.63.1 — Mandala 8, Sukta 63, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.63
Devata: Indra (probable continuation of Indra praise across the sequence; verse uses pronominal style)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स पूर्व्यो महानां वेनः क्रतुभिरानजे । यस्य द्वारा मनुष्पिता देवेषु धिय आनजे ॥
Transliteration
sá pū́rvyo mahā́nāṃ venáḥ kratúbhir ānaje | yásya dvā́rā mánuṣ pitā́ devéṣu dhíya ānáje ||
Translation
Lui, l’Ancien parmi les grands, Vena le Chercheur, s’est approché par les puissances de la volonté. Par ses portes est entré Manu le Père; par lui nos pensées entrent parmi les dieux.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यःancient, primeval
पूर्व्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व- ‘former’ + यत्/य प्रत्यय)
महानाम्of the great (ones)
महानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-qualifier
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वेनःVena (the inspired one / a divine seer-figure)
वेनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootवेन (प्रातिपदिक; देव-नाम)
क्रतुभिःwith powers/insights (kratus)
क्रतुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
आनजेhas reached/has applied himself; has attained
आनजे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु; ‘to anoint, smear’; RV also ‘to apply/attain’ with आ-)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्वाराthe two doors (gateways)
द्वारा:
कर्म (opened/entered ‘doors’ as object notion) / अधिकरण (as ‘through the two doors’ in sense)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
मनुष्पिताfather of men
मनुष्पिता:
कर्तृ (यः… सः) / समानाधिकरणम्
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootमनुष् + पितृ (समासः; मनुष्याणां पितेव/मनुष्पितृ- ‘father of men’)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
धियःinsights/prayers
धियः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, insight, prayer’)
आनजेhas attained/has directed (them)
आनजे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु) with आ-
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