Rig Veda 8.88.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 88, Mantra 5

Sukta 8.88

Rishi: Gautama (family context of 8.88)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र हि रिरिक्ष ओजसा दिवो अन्तेभ्यस्परि । न त्वा विव्याच रज इन्द्र पार्थिवमनु स्वधां ववक्षिथ ॥

Transliteration

prá hí ririkṣá ójasā divó ántebhyaḥ párí | ná tvā vivyāca rája indra pārthivám ánu svadhā́ṃ vavakṣitha ||

Translation

Sebab dengan kudratmu engkau telah melompat melampaui batas-batas terjauh langit. Tiada ranah bumi dapat melingkupimu, wahai Indra; engkau memikul dan menegakkan hukum keberadaanmu sendiri menurut daya bawaanmu (svadhā).

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (nipāta)

• रिरिक्ष: you have protected / you protect
• रिरिक्ष: Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष् (रक्षँ रक्षणे) → desiderative stem रिरिक्ष-

• ओजसा: by (your) might
• ओजसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस्

• दिवः: from heaven
• दिवः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (दिव् ‘sky, heaven’)

• अन्तेभ्यः: from the ends/borders
• अन्तेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त

• अस्परि: all around, from every side
• अस्परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस् + परि (Vedic adverbial compound)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (nipāta)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• विव्याच: has encompassed/spread over
• विव्याच: Kartā (subject = रजः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्यच् (व्यचँ विस्तारे/विव्यचे) with vi-

• रजः: space, expanse, region
• रजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र

• पार्थिवम्: earthly, terrestrial
• पार्थिवम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव (पृथिवी-सम्बन्धिन्)

• अनु: along, according to
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (upasarga/avyaya)

• स्वधाम्: own ordinance/power; inherent might
• स्वधाम्: Karma (object with अनु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा

• ववक्षिथ: you have borne/carried; you have strengthened
• ववक्षिथ: Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वह्/√वक्ष् (Vedic √वक्ष् ‘to carry, convey, strengthen’) → reduplicated perfect stem ववक्ष-