Rig Veda 8.21.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 21, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.21
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो न इदमिदं पुरा प्र वस्य आनिनाय तमु वः स्तुषे । सखाय इन्द्रमूतये ॥
Transliteration
yó na idám-idam purā́ prá vásya āninā́ya tám u vaḥ stuṣe | sakhā́ya índram ūtáye ||
Translation
久遠の昔、幾たびもわれらに、よりすぐれた広がりと安寧をもたらしたその御方——友よ、われは汝らのためにその方を讃える。救い高める助けのためのインドラを。
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this (very)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुराformerly, before
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
प्रforth, forward (intensifier)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वस्यःbetter, more excellent
वस्यः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवस्-यस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/विशेषण)
आto, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
निनायhas led, brought
निनाय:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु) + उपसर्गौ प्र-आ-
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, just
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
वःof you / for you
वः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तुषेI praise
स्तुषे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु)
सखायःO friends
सखायः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतयेfor help, for aid
ऊतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (प्रातिपदिक)
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