Rig Veda 8.46.19: Mandala 8, Sukta 46, Mantra 19
Sukta 8.46
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रभङ्गं दुर्मतीनामिन्द्र शविष्ठा भर । रयिमस्मभ्यं युज्यं चोदयन्मते ज्येष्ठं चोदयन्मते ॥
Transliteration
pra-bhaṅgáṃ dur-matī́nām índra śaviṣṭha ā́ bhara | rayím asmábhyaṃ yújyaṃ codayán-mate jyéṣṭhaṃ codayán-mate ||
Translation
हे इंद्र, तुम सबसे ज़ोर वाले हो। बुरी सोच वाले लोगों की नीयत तोड़ दो। हमें वो धन दो जो काम आए। हमें सबसे बड़ी ताकत दो जो हमारे मन में जाग उठे।
Word by Word
प्रभङ्गम्the breaking, shattering
प्रभङ्गम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-√भञ्ज (भञ्ज्) / प्रभङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्ययान्त
दुर्मतीनाम्of the evil-minded (ones)
दुर्मतीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / विशेषण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक) = दुर्- + मति
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शविष्ठO most mighty/strongest
शविष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootशविष्ठ (शव- इष्ठन्; प्रातिपदिक)
भरbring! / bear!
भर:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृ)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
युज्यम्suitable, fitting
युज्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (verbal adjective)
Rootयुज्य (कृदन्त-विशेषण; √युज् ‘to yoke/join’ → युज्य ‘fit to be yoked/appropriate’)
चोदयन्impelling, urging
चोदयन्:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√चुद् (चुद्) ‘to impel’
मतेin (our) thought/prayer
मते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्येष्ठम्the best, foremost
ज्येष्ठम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
चोदयन्impelling, urging
चोदयन्:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√चुद् (चुद्)
मतेin (our) thought/prayer
मते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
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