Rig Veda 8.14.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 14, Mantra 1

Sukta 8.14

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Devata: Indra

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-like shorter meter in this opening (exact scansion required)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यदिन्द्राहं यथा त्वमीशीय वस्व एक इत् । स्तोता मे गोषखा स्यात् ॥

Transliteration

yád indrāháṃ yáthā tvám ī́śīya vásva éka ít | stotā́ me gó-sakhā syāt ||

Translation

もし我が、インドラ（Indra）よ、汝のごとく――ただ一人の主として――富を統べ得るならば、我が歌う魂は、我が内なる光の牛（光線）たちの伴侶となろう。

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Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वम्

• ईशी॑य: may I rule / may I be master
• ईशी॑य: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश् (ईशते/ईष्टे) अथवा ईश् (to rule, be master)

• वस्वः: of wealth, of riches
• वस्वः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु

• एकः: alone, single
• एकः: कर्तृ (predicate to अहम्)
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: एक

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (particle)
• Root: इत्

• स्तोता: praiser
• स्तोता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: स्तोतृ (from √स्तु ‘to praise’)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• गोषखा: cow-possessing / accompanied by cows
• गोषखा: कर्तृ (predicate to स्तोता)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (compound epithet)
• Root: गोषख (गो- + √सह/शक?; RV compound meaning ‘having cows as companions/possessing cows’)

• स्यात्: may be
• स्यात्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)