Rig Veda 8.21.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 21, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.21
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जयेम कारे पुरुहूत कारिणोऽभि तिष्ठेम दूढ्यः । नृभिर्वृत्रं हन्याम शूशुयाम चावेरिन्द्र प्र णो धियः ॥
Transliteration
jáyema kāré puruhūta kāríṇo’bhí tíṣṭhema dūḍhyàḥ | nṛ́bhir vṛtráṃ hányāma śūśuyā́ma cā́ver índra prá no dhíyaḥ ||
Translation
成し遂げる働きにおいて勝たしめよ、多く呼ばれる者よ、われらに逆らって成そうとする者らに。堅く圧し迫る困難の上に、われらを立たしめよ。人の力もて内なるヴリトラ（Vṛtra）を打ち倒し、われらはそれを為す意志に燃え立たん。インドラよ、われらの霊感の思いを前へ押し進めよ。
Word by Word
जये॑मmay we win
जये॑म:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु)
का॒रेin the contest/battle
का॒रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युद्ध/संघर्ष/प्रतिस्पर्धा’)
पुरुहूतO much-invoked (Indra)
पुरुहूत:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरु-हूत (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र का विशेषण)
कारिणः(we) doers/warriors
कारिणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘करनेवाला/युद्धकर्ता’)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तिष्ठेमmay we stand/press on
तिष्ठेम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) + तिṣ्ठ (प्रसार/विकरण)
दूढ्यःthe hard (ones/obstacles/strongholds)
दूढ्यः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदूढ्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दृढ/कठिन/दुर्जेय’)
नृभिःwith men/warriors
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रम्Vṛtra (the obstructor)
वृत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्यामmay we slay
हन्याम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
शूशुयामmay we be eager/press forward
शूशुयाम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootशूशु (धातु; ‘उत्सुक/प्रबल होना, वेग करना/उत्साह करना’)
चand
च:
(connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
अवेःfrom the ram (Avi)
अवेः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअवि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भेड़/मेढ़ा’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(preverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःour / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
धियःthoughts/insights/prayers
धियः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
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