Rig Veda 1.121.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 121, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.121
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa
Devata: Indra (with Soma pressing imagery; Harī as Indra’s energies/steeds)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अष्टा महो दिव आदो हरी इह द्युम्नासाहमभि योधान उत्सम् । हरिं यत्ते मन्दिनं दुक्षन्वृधे गोरभसमद्रिभिर्वाताप्यम् ॥
Transliteration
aṣṭā́ mahó divá ā́do hárī ihá dyumnā-sá̄ham abhí yodhāná útsam | háriṃ yát te mandínaṃ dhukṣán vṛdhé go-rabhasám ádri-bhir vātā́pyam ||
Translation
汝は天の大いなる力を食らい尽くした。ここに汝は二つの黄褐の力を据え、輝きを征服する泉源のために戦いへと向かわせる。彼らが汝のために、増益のための歓喜するハリ（Hari、歓喜の力）を搾り出すとき——光を掴むに迅く——それは石により圧搾され、風に駆られて流れゆく。
Word by Word
अष्टाeight
अष्टा:
विशेषण (संख्याविशेषण) / कर्म-विशेषण
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootअष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
महोgreat
महो:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
आदःthat (yonder), that one
आदः:
कर्म (उद्देश्य/वस्तु) / निर्देश
TypePronoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरीthe two bay steeds (Harīs)
हरी:
कर्तृ (स्तुत्य-देवता/वाहन-युगल) / संबोधन
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
द्यु॑म्नासाहम्victorious in splendour / conquering with brilliance
द्यु॑म्नासाहम्:
कर्म-विशेषण (उत्सम् इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootद्यु॑म्न (प्रातिपदिक) + साह (√सह् ‘to conquer/overcome’ से)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
कर्मप्रवचनिय (अभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
योधानःfighting, battling
योधानः:
कर्तृ (यः युध्यते)
TypeParticiple
Root√युध् (युधँ ‘to fight’) → योधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रकार)
उत्सम्spring, fountain
उत्सम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootउत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
हरिम्the bay steed / the tawny one
हरिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which, that which
यत्:
कर्म (यद्… तत्-सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
मन्दिनम्gladdening, exhilarating
मन्दिनम्:
कर्म-विशेषण (हरिम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gladdening/joyous’)
दुक्षन्milking
दुक्षन्:
कर्तृ (दोहकः)
TypeParticiple
Root√दुह् (दुहँ ‘to milk’) → दुक्षन् (वेदिक्: शतृ-रूप/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
वृधेfor growth, for increase
वृधे:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य: ‘वृद्धये’)
TypeNoun (abstract) / Adverbial dative
Rootवृध्/वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक/भाव)
गोःof the cow
गोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
रभसम्impetuous, forceful
रभसम्:
कर्म-विशेषण (हरिम्/यत्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरभस (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रिभिःwith stones (pressing-stones)
अद्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
समुच्चय/विकल्प
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
आताप्यम्to be heated / heat-worthy (heated by the stones)
आताप्यम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (gerundive/participial)
Rootआ-√तप् (तपँ ‘to heat’) → आताप्य (कृदन्त; ‘to be heated/fit for heating’)
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