Rig Veda 8.40.7 — Mandala 8, Sukta 40, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.40
Rishi: Nabhāka (traditional)
Devata: Indrāgnī
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यदिन्द्राग्नी जना इमे विह्वयन्ते तना गिरा । अस्माकेभिर्नृभिर्वयं सासह्याम पृतन्यतो वनुयाम वनुष्यतो नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥
Transliteration
yád indrā́gnī jánā imé vi-hváyante tánā girā́ | asmā́kebhir nṛ́bhir vayáṃ sāsahyā́ma pṛtanyató vanuyā́ma vanuṣyató nábhantām anyaké samé ||
Translation
Bila bangsa-bangsa ini menyeru Indra dan Agni dengan suara mereka sendiri, maka bersama para lelaki kami semoga kami bertahan dan menang; semoga kami menaklukkan mereka yang berperang dan mereka yang hendak menang; semoga yang lain tercerai-berai di medan yang sama.
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
इन्द्राग्नीIndra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dual deity-compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन
इमेthese
इमे:
Kartā (जनाः का विशेषणम्)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
विह्वयन्तेthey call upon, invoke
विह्वयन्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वे (आह्वाने) + वि
तनाwith their own person / themselves
तना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental adverbial use)
Rootतनू
गिराwith (a) hymn/voice
गिरा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्
अस्माकेभिःwith us / by our
अस्माकेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
नृभिःwith men, with heroes
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सासह्यामmay we overpower, may we prevail
सासह्याम:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सह् (सहने/जयने) + स (intensive/strengthening) → सासह्
पृतन्यतःfrom/against the fighting (foe)
पृतन्यतः:
Apādāna (विरोध/अपगम-भाव)
TypeParticiple (present)
Root√पृतन्/पृतना (युद्धे) → पृतन्यत्
वनुयामmay we win
वनुयाम:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√वन् (लाभे/जये)
वनुष्यतःfrom/against the striving (foe)
वनुष्यतः:
Apādāna (विरोध/अपगम-भाव)
TypeParticiple (present)
Root√वन् (इच्छा/सेवा/लाभ) → वनुष्यत्
नभन्ताम्let them perish / be destroyed
नभन्ताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√नभ् (हिंसागत्योः/क्षये) [वेद. ‘to be destroyed/come to naught’]
अन्यकेthe others
अन्यके:
Kartā (नभन्ताम् का कर्ता)
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
समेin the battle/encounter
समे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective (locative)
Rootसम
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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