Rig Veda 8.95.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 95, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.95
Devata: Indra (as śuddha, ‘pure’)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एतो न्विन्द्रं स्तवाम शुद्धं शुद्धेन साम्ना । शुद्धैरुक्थैर्वावृध्वांसं शुद्ध आशीर्वान्ममत्तु ॥
Transliteration
éto nv índraṃ stávāma śuddháṃ śuddhéna sā́mnā | śuddháir uktháir vāvṛdhvā́ṃsaṃ śuddhá āśī́r-vān mamattu ||
Translation
Allons donc, louons Indra le Pur par un sāman pur (chant) ; le fortifiant par de pures ukthas — que la Puissance pure, porteuse de dons, se réjouisse en nous, comblant l’être de sa bénédiction.
Word by Word
एतोhere/now; thus
एतो:
Adhikaraṇa (प्रवृत्तिनिर्देशक/प्रसङ्ग-निर्देशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएत (प्रातिपदिक; एतद्-सम्बद्ध निर्देश/आगमनार्थ) अथवा अव्यय ‘एतो’ (इह/अत्र/एवम्) (वैदिक)
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
इन्द्रम्Indra (as object)
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तवामwe praise
स्तवाम:
Kartā (अस्मद्-कर्तृ)
TypeVerb
Root√स्तु (स्तवने ‘to praise’)
शुद्धम्pure
शुद्धम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √शुध्/√शुच् ‘to purify/shine’ से)
शुद्धेनwith/by (something) pure
शुद्धेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (विशेषण)
साम्नाwith a Sāman-chant
साम्ना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसामन् (प्रातिपदिक; साम-गान/स्तोत्र)
शुद्धैःwith pure (ones)
शुद्धैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (विशेषण)
उक्थैःwith hymns/recitations
उक्थैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक; स्तोत्र/ऋक्-प्रशंसा)
वाor/and
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
वावृध्वांसम्grown, increased; ever-strengthening
वावृध्वांसम्:
Karma (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√वृध् (वर्धने ‘to grow/increase’) → वावृध्वांस् (परिपूर्ण/अतीत-भावक कृदन्त)
शुद्धःpure
शुद्धः:
Kartā (आशीर्वान् विशेषयति)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (विशेषण)
आशीर्वान्possessing blessings; benedictive
आशीर्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootआशीस् (स्त्री. ‘blessing, benediction’) + वत् (मतुप्/वतुप्-प्रत्यय ‘possessing’)
ममत्तुmay he rejoice/be exhilarated
ममत्तु:
Kartā (इन्द्रः/सः)
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (हर्षे/मदे ‘to rejoice, be exhilarated’)
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