Rig Veda 8.46.24: Mandala 8, Sukta 46, Mantra 24
Sukta 8.46
Devata: Dānastuti within Indra-associated cycle; patron praised as channel of divine abundance
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दानासः पृथुश्रवसः कानीतस्य सुराधसः । रथं हिरण्ययं ददन्मंहिष्ठः सूरिरभूद्वर्षिष्ठमकृत श्रवः ॥
Transliteration
dā́nāsaḥ pṛthú-śrávasaḥ kānī́tasya su-rā́dhasaḥ | ráthaṃ hiraṇyáyaṃ dádad maṃhíṣṭhaḥ sū́rir abhūd várṣiṣṭham akṛta śrávaḥ ||
Translation
कनीता नाम का राजा बड़ा मशहूर था। उसने सोना का रथ भेजा, बड़ा खुल के दिया। वो सबसे ज़्यादा देने वाला बन गया। उसकी बड़ाई ऐसे फैली जैसे बारिश बरस रही हो।
Word by Word
दाना॑सःgivers; the generous (ones)
दाना॑सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक; दा ‘दे’ धातु-सम्बद्ध) अथवा दानस्- (वैदिक) ‘दान/उदारता’
पृथु॒श्रव॑सःof wide fame; far-renowned
पृथु॒श्रव॑सः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपृथु-श्रवस् (समास; पृथु ‘विस्तीर्ण’ + श्रवस् ‘यशस्/कीर्ति’)
कानी॒तस्य॑of Kāṇīta (of the one named/epithet Kāṇīta)
कानी॒तस्य॑:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootकानीत (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक विशेषण/नाम, ‘कानीत’—सम्बद्ध-व्यक्ति/उपाधि)
सु॒राध॑सःhaving good gifts; bountiful
सु॒राध॑सः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-राधस् (समास; सु ‘सु-’ + राधस् ‘दान/समृद्धि/उपकार’)
रथं॑a chariot
रथं॑:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
हिर॒ण्ययम्golden
हिर॒ण्ययम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य ‘gold’ + -य)
दद॒न्giving
दद॒न्:
Kartā (with implied subject)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदा (धातु ‘दे’)
मंहि॑ष्ठःmost bountiful
मंहि॑ष्ठः:
Kartā (predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootमंह्/मंहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दान/उदारता/समृद्धि’) + -इष्ठ (सुपरलेटिव)
सू॒रिःpatron; generous lord
सू॒रिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दाता/उदारः/प्रभुः’)
अभू॒त्became; was
अभू॒त्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु ‘भव’)
वर्षि॑ष्ठम्the greatest; most excellent
वर्षि॑ष्ठम्:
Karma (with अकृत)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृध्/वर्ष (वैदिक ‘वर्ष’/‘वृध्’ से ‘श्रेष्ठ/अधिक’ भाव) + -इष्ठ (सुपरलेटिव)
अकृतmade
अकृत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु ‘करणे’)
श्रवःfame; renown
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यशस्/कीर्ति’)
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