Rig Veda 8.12.25: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 25
Sukta 8.12
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदिन्द्र पृतनाज्ये देवास्त्वा दधिरे पुरः । आदित्ते हर्यता हरी ववक्षतुः ॥
Transliteration
yád indra pṛtanā́jye devā́s tvā dadhire puráḥ | ā́d ít te haryatā́ hárī vavakṣatuḥ ||
Translation
जब युद्ध का टाइम आया, देवों ने इंद्र को आगे खड़ा किया। इंद्र के दो घोड़े बहुत उतावले थे। उन्होंने इंद्र को आगे ले जाया। युद्ध में वो आगे बढ़ते चले गए।
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper) / Vocative
Rootइन्द्र
पृतनाज्येin the battle-rush / in the press of battle
पृतनाज्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (compound) / Locative
Rootपृतना + अज्य (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा पृतनाज्य (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
दधिरेthey have placed / set
दधिरे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ्) धातु
पुरःin front, at the fore
पुरः:
अधिकारण (देश) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial accusative) / Noun-form used adverbially
Rootपुरस्
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypePreverb / Indeclinable
Rootआ
दित्then, indeed
दित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable particle (Vedic) / discourse particle
Rootदित्
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
हर्यतौthe two golden/bright ones
हर्यतौ:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-समन्वय) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective (dual) qualifying ‘हरी’
Rootहर्यत (प्रातिपदिक) < √हृ/हर् ‘to be golden/greenish, to be dear/pleasant’ (Vedic adj.)
हरीthe two bay steeds (of Indra)
हरी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
ववक्षतुःhave carried / have conveyed
ववक्षतुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति) / Vedic perfect stem ववक्ष-
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