Rig Veda 7.22.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 22, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.22
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू चिन्नु ते मन्यमानस्य दस्मोदश्नुवन्ति महिमानमुग्र । न वीर्यमिन्द्र ते न राधः ॥
Transliteration
nū́ cin nu te mányamānasya dasmó d aśnuvanti mahimā́nam ugra | ná vīryàm indra te ná rā́dhaḥ ||
Translation
Bahkan kini pun, wahai yang dahsyat dan menakjubkan, tiada yang mencapai kebesaran-Mu ketika Engkau sadar akan kehendak-Mu sendiri; tiada yang meraih kepahlawanan-Mu, tiada pula kelimpahan anugerah-Mu, wahai Indra.
Word by Word
नूnow; indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (नूनम्) अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात) अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
नुindeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात) अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्यमानस्यof (you) thinking; deeming
मन्यमानस्य:
सम्बन्ध (qualifying ‘ते’/Indra)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√मन् (मन्यते) → मन्यमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
दस्मःthe wondrous/skillful one
दस्मः:
कर्तृ (subject epithet)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootदस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
उदश्नुवन्तिthey attain; reach
उदश्नुवन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अश्/अश्नु (अश्नोति/अश्नुते) ‘to reach, attain’
महिमानम्greatness; might
महिमानम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रO mighty one
उग्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध) अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
वीर्यम्valor; heroic power
वीर्यम्:
कर्म (elliptic: ‘(one reaches/equals) not your valor’)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा/समता-निपात) अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
राधःbounty; gift; wealth
राधः:
कर्तृ/कर्म (elliptic: ‘nor (is there) bounty like yours’)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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