Rig Veda 7.19.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 19, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.19
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7; hymn context Indra-stuti)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; RV 7 Indra hymns predominantly Triṣṭubh—verify against pada count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रियास इत्ते मघवन्नभिष्टौ नरो मदेम शरणे सखायः । नि तुर्वशं नि याद्वं शिशीह्यतिथिग्वाय शंस्यं करिष्यन् ॥
Transliteration
priyā́sa ít te maghavann abhíṣṭau náro madema śaráṇe sákhāyaḥ | ní turváśaṃ ní yā́dvaṃ śiśīhy atithigvā́ya śáṃsyaṃ kariṣyán ||
Translation
इंद्र, तुम्हारे पास आ के हम खुश हैं। हम तुम्हारे साथ मिलकर मजबूत हैं। तुर्वश और यादव को दबाओ। अतिथिग्व के लिए अच्छा काम करो जो सब को पता चले।
Word by Word
प्रियासःdear, beloved (ones)
प्रियासः:
Kartā (वाक्य-कर्तृ/विशेष्यः ‘नराः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *prih₁- (dear) (semantic)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
तेof you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
अभिष्टौin (your) help, in assistance
अभिष्टौ:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थितिः/अवसरः: ‘in the help/aid’)
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
नरःmen, heroes
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
मदेमmay we rejoice / be exhilarated
मदेम:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु)
शरणेin (your) shelter, protection
शरणे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशरण (प्रातिपदिक)
सखायःfriends, companions
सखायः:
Kartā (apposition to ‘नरः’)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, forth; (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तुर्वशम्Turvaśa (a man/tribe)
तुर्वशम्:
Karma
TypeProper Noun
Rootतुर्वश (प्रातिपदिक; जन/राजन्-नाम)
निdown, forth; (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
याद्वम्Yādva (a man/tribe)
याद्वम्:
Karma
TypeProper Noun
Rootयाद्व (प्रातिपदिक; जन/राजन्-नाम)
शिशीहिimpel, set in motion; drive (them)
शिशीहि:
— (क्रिया; आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootशिशी (धातु; intens./desid. sense ‘to sharpen/urge on, set in motion’)
अतिथिग्वायfor Atithigva
अतिथिग्वाय:
Sampradāna
TypeProper Noun
Rootअतिथिग्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
शंस्यम्a praiseworthy (deed/act)
शंस्यम्:
Karma (as object/complement of ‘करिष्यन्’)
TypeAdjective (verbal)
Rootशंस्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शंस् ‘to praise’ → शंस्य ‘praiseworthy/fit to be praised’)
करिष्यन्about to do / intending to make
करिष्यन्:
Kartā (participial predicate: ‘(you) being about to do’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootकृ (धातु) + भविष्यत्-कृदन्त (करिष्यत्)
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