Rig Veda 8.100.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 100, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.100
Devata: Indra (with Viśve Devāḥ as supporting powers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं त एमि तन्वा पुरस्ताद्विश्वे देवा अभि मा यन्ति पश्चात् । यदा मह्यं दीधरो भागमिन्द्रादिन्मया कृणवो वीर्याणि ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ ta emí tanvā́ purástād víśve devā́ abhí mā yanti paścā́t | yadā́ máhyaṃ dī́dharo bhāgám indrā́d ín mayā́ kṛṇavo vīryā́ṇi ||
Translation
われはこの身（tanū）をもって、まず汝の前に来たり；すべての神々はわれの後より随い来たる。インドラよ、汝がわが分け前（bhāga）を定め給うとき、われによりて英雄の力業（vīryāṇi）は成就する。
Word by Word
अयम्this (I/this one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त॑you
त॑:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एमिI go / I come
एमि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
तन्वाwith (my) body / in person
तन्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरस्तात्in front, before
पुरस्तात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् + तात् (अव्यय-निर्माण)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
माme
मा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यन्तिthey go / come
यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
पश्चात्from behind, afterwards
पश्चात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)
मह्यम्to me
मह्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दीधरःyou have set/placed; you have bestowed
दीधरः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धातु) → दिधर्/दीधर् (वेदिक-परिपूर्ण/इंटेन्सिव्-आधार)
भागम्a share, portion
भागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रात्from Indra
इन्द्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात/अव्यय)
मयाby me
मया:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कृणवःI do, I accomplish
कृणवः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
वीर्याणिheroic deeds, powers
वीर्याणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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