Rig Veda 8.88.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 88, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.88
Devata: Indra (context of 8.88)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्युक्षं सुदानुं तविषीभिरावृतं गिरिं न पुरुभोजसम् । क्षुमन्तं वाजं शतिनं सहस्रिणं मक्षू गोमन्तमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
dyukṣaṃ su-dānuṃ taviṣībhir āvṛtaṃ giriṃ na puru-bhojasam | kṣumantaṃ vājam śatinaṃ sahasriṇaṃ makṣu gomantam īmahe ||
Translation
અમે તેને શોધીએ છીએ—પ્રકાશમાન, સુદાનુ (સુદાતા), પોતાની તવીષીઓથી આવૃત; બહુભોગસમૃદ્ધ પર્વત સમાન. બળવાન સમૃદ્ધિરૂપ વાજ, શતગણી અને સહસ્રગણી, ગોમંત (ગૌ-ધન/કિરણ-ધન) ઝડપથી લાવનાર—તેને અમે ઇચ્છીએ છીએ.
Word by Word
द्युक्षम्shining, radiant (one)
द्युक्षम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; द्युत्/द्यु ‘दीप्तौ’ से व्युत्पन्न विशेषण)
सुदानुम्bountiful, of good gifts
सुदानुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दानु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-giving/with good gifts’)
तविषीभिःwith powers, with mights
तविषीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootतविषी (प्रातिपदिक)
आवृतम्covered, encompassed
आवृतम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootआ-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे/वृ ‘to cover, surround’)
गिरिम्a mountain
गिरिम्:
उपमान (न-उपमा)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
पुरुभोजसम्richly beneficent, of abundant bounty
पुरुभोजसम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-भोजस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much-enjoying/abounding in enjoyment/benefit’)
क्षुमन्तम्vigorous, abounding
क्षुमन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing क्षुम/क्षुमः’ = vigor/abundance)
वाजम्prize, strength, (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
शतिनम्hundredfold, consisting of hundreds
शतिनम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशतिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having hundreds’)
सहस्रिणम्thousandfold, consisting of thousands
सहस्रिणम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having thousands’)
मक्षुquickly, soon
मक्षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमक्षु (अव्यय)
गोमन्तम्rich in cows, cattle-possessing
गोमन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe seek, we request
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यमँ उपरमे/याचने; वेदिक ‘ईमहे’ = ‘we seek/ask’)
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