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Rig Veda 8.96.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 16

Sukta 8.96

Rishi: Kāṇva tradition.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

त्वं ह त्यत्सप्तभ्यो जायमानोऽशत्रुभ्यो अभवः शत्रुरिन्द्र । गूळ्हे द्यावापृथिवी अन्वविन्दो विभुमद्भ्यो भुवनेभ्यो रणं धाः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.96.16
Transliteration

tváṃ ha tyát saptábhyo jā́yamāno ’śatrúbhyo abhavaḥ śátrur indra | gūḷhé dyā́vāpṛthivī́ ánv avindo vibhúmadbhyo bhúvanebhyo ráṇaṃ dhāḥ ||

Translation

Engkau sungguh, lahir dari Tujuh, menjadi musuh bagi mereka yang tanpa-musuh—kekuatan-kekuatan yang memusuhi—wahai Indra. Engkau menemukan Langit dan Bumi yang tersembunyi; dan bagi dunia-dunia yang luas engkau menegakkan gelanggang pertempuran (arena penentu).

Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
हindeed, surely
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
त्यत्that (then/that very)
त्यत्:
—
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्यद्’ = दूरवाचक/प्राचीन रूप)
सप्तभ्यःfrom the seven
सप्तभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeNoun (numeral used substantively)
Rootसप्तन् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
जायमानःbeing born
जायमानः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जायते) + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अशत्रुभ्यःto the non-enemies (friends)
अशत्रुभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootअ- + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवःyou became
अभवः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
शत्रुःan enemy
शत्रुः:
प्रेडिकेट-नाम (कर्तृसमाना)
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गूळ्हेin the hidden (state/place)
गूळ्हे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (PPP used substantively)
Root√गुह्/√गूह् (to hide) → गूळ्ह (PPP)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven-and-Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
कर्म
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootद्याव् (द्यौः) + पृथिवी (समास: द्वन्द्व)
अन्वविन्दःyou found, discovered
अन्वविन्दः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअनु- + √विद् (विन्दति ‘to find’)
विभुमद्भ्यःfrom the mighty ones
विभुमद्भ्यः:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविभु + मतुप् (विभुमत् ‘mighty, abundant’)
भुवनेभ्यःfrom the worlds/realms
भुवनेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worlds/realms’)
रणम्battle, combat
रणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
धाःyou placed/established
धाः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति ‘to place, set’)
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