Rig Veda 8.46.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 46, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.46
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि वो वीरमन्धसो मदेषु गाय गिरा महा विचेतसम् । इन्द्रं नाम श्रुत्यं शाकिनं वचो यथा ॥
Transliteration
abhí vo vī́ram ándhaso mádeṣu gāya girā́ mahā́ vicétasam | índraṃ nā́ma śrútyaṃ śā́kinaṃ váco yáthā ||
Translation
સોમના મદોમાં, મહાન ગિરાથી, તમારા વીરને ગાવો—વિશાળ વિવેકવાળા ઇન્દ્રને—જેથી વચન પ્રભાવી બને, અને સમર્થ કર્તા જેવો તેનું નામ શ્રવણમાં પ્રસિદ્ધ થાય.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वःto/for you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
वीरम्the hero
वीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर-
अन्धसःof the soma-juice
अन्धसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्-
मदेषुin the intoxications/raptures
मदेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद-
गायsing!
गाय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगै (गायति)
गिराwith (a) song/voice
गिरा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्-
महाgreat / greatly
महा:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (महा-)
विचेतसम्far-seeing, discerning
विचेतसम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चेतस्-
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-
नामindeed, namely
नाम:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
श्रुत्यम्famed, renowned
श्रुत्यम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुत्य- (< श्रु धातु; ‘to be heard/of fame’)
शाकिनम्mighty, capable
शाकिनम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootशाकिन्-
वचः(the) word, hymn
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्-
यथाas, so that
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
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