Rig Veda 8.63.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 63, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.63
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स प्रत्नथा कविवृध इन्द्रो वाकस्य वक्षणिः । शिवो अर्कस्य होमन्यस्मत्रा गन्त्ववसे ॥
Transliteration
sá pratnáthā kavi-vṛdhá índro vākásya vakṣáṇiḥ | śivó arkásya hómani asma-trā́ gántv ávase ||
Translation
Sejak dahulu, menumbuhkan para resi, Indra adalah pengusung Sabda. Dengan ramah, ke tempat persembahan kidung, semoga ia datang ke sini, ke pihak kami, untuk menolong.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
प्रत्नथाas of old; in the ancient way
प्रत्नथा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रत्न (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + -था (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
कविवृधःthe increaser of seers/poets
कविवृधः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootकवि + वृध (वृध् ‘वर्धने’ धातु) → कविवृध (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वाकस्यof speech
वाकस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
वक्षणिःthe bearer/vehicle (carrier)
वक्षणिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वह/वह्नि/वाहक’ अर्थ-सम्बद्ध, ‘वाहन/वहक’)
शिवःauspicious; gracious
शिवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्कस्यof the hymn/chant (arká)
अर्कस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
होमनिin the offering; in the oblation
होमनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहोमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हवन/आहुति/यज्ञ’)
अस्मत्राhere with us; in our place
अस्मत्रा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + -त्रा (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
गन्तुlet him come
गन्तु:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (गच्छति) धातु
अवसेfor help; for aid
अवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रक्षा/सहायता’)
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