Rig Veda 1.55.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 55, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.55
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अप्रक्षितं वसु बिभर्षि हस्तयोरषाळ्हं सहस्तन्वि श्रुतो दधे । आवृतासोऽवतासो न कर्तृभिस्तनूषु ते क्रतव इन्द्र भूरयः ॥
Transliteration
áprākṣitaṃ vásu bibharṣi hástayor aṣā́ḷhaṃ sáhas tanví śrutó dadhé | āvṛ́tāso avatā́so ná kartṛ́bhis tanū́ṣu te krátava indra bhū́rayaḥ ||
Translation
汝は両手に減ずることなき富を携え、身には征服されえぬ力を宿す——聴聞により名高きものを。インドラよ、汝のうちには多くの意志と働きがある。自ら覆い、自ら護られ、人の作り手によって形づくられぬ。
Word by Word
अप्रक्षितम्unwasted, undiminished
अप्रक्षितम्:
Karma (बिभर्षि इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-प्र-क्षि (क्षयति/क्षिणोति) → अप्रक्षित (ppp) / प्रक्षि-
वसुwealth, treasure
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु-
बिभर्षिyou bear/carry
बिभर्षि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (भरति)
हस्तयोः
हस्तयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त-
in (your) two hands
:
Adhikaraṇa (locative-sense: 'in/at the hands')
अषाळ्हम्unconquered, irresistible
अषाळ्हम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-षह् (षहते) → अषाळ्ह (ppp) / षह्
सहःmight, strength
सहः:
Karma (दधे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्-
तन्विin (your) body/person
तन्वि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू-
श्रुतःrenowned, famed
श्रुतः:
Kartā (दधे इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रु (शृणोति) → श्रुत (ppp)
दधेhas placed/has set
दधे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (दधाति)
आवृतासःencompassing, surrounding
आवृतासः:
Kartā (भूरयः इत्यस्य सह)
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-वृत् (वर्तते/आवर्तते) → आवृत (ppp)
अवतासःhelping, protecting
अवतासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअव (अवति) / अव-त (ppp/adj) → अवत-
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कर्तृभिःby doers/makers
कर्तृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ- (√कृ)
तनूषुin bodies/persons
तनूषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू-
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्)
क्रतवःpowers of will, wise plans
क्रतवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootइन्द्र-
भूरयःmany, abundant
भूरयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि-
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