Rig Veda 8.36.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 36, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.36
Rishi: Śyāvāśva (named), with reference to Atri as precedent
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 8.36.7; shorter cadence than Jagatī refrains)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
श्यावाश्वस्य सुन्वतस्तथा शृणु यथाशृणोरत्रेः कर्माणि कृण्वतः । प्र त्रसदस्युमाविथ त्वमेक इन्नृषाह्य इन्द्र ब्रह्माणि वर्धयन् ॥
Transliteration
śyāvā́śvasya sunvatás táthā śṛṇu yáthāśṛṇor atréḥ kármāṇi kṛṇvatáḥ | prá trasádasyum āvitha tvám éka ín nṛ-sā́hye índra bráhmāṇi vardháyan ||
Translation
ソーマを搾るシャヤーヴァーシュヴァの声を、このように聞け。かつて業をなすアトリの働きを聞いたように。汝はトラサダシュユを前へ導き、守り給うた。インドラよ、ただ汝ひとり、人を征する力において抗しがたく、ブラフマン（聖なる言）の力を増し広げる。
Word by Word
श्या॒वाश्व॑स्यof Śyāvāśva
श्या॒वाश्व॑स्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootश्यावाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सुन्व॒तःof (him) pressing Soma
सुन्व॒तः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeParticiple
Root√सु (सुनोति) / शृ-?; here √सु ‘to press (Soma)’
तथा॑so, thus
तथा॑:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
शृणु॒hear!
शृणु॒:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (शृणोति)
यथाas, just as
यथा:
सम्बन्ध/उपमान (correlative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
अशृणोःyou heard
अशृणोः:
(उपवाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (शृणोति)
अत्रेःof Atri
अत्रेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootअत्रि (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
कर्मा॑णिdeeds, works
कर्मा॑णि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्व॒तःof (him) doing, performing
कृण्व॒तः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeParticiple
Root√कृ (करोति/कृणोति; Vedic कृणोति)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्रसदस्युम्Trasadasyu
त्रसदस्युम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootत्रसदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक; proper name)
आविथyou have helped, you aided
आविथ:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (अवति) with आ-; Vedic perfect
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकःalone, single
एकः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootइत् (निपात)
नृ॒षाह्यःoverpowering men, man-subduing
नृ॒षाह्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनृ-षाह्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘man-conquering’)
इन्द्र॒O Indra
इन्द्र॒:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मा॑णिsacred formulations, hymns
ब्रह्मा॑णि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
व॒र्धय॑न्increasing, causing to grow
व॒र्धय॑न्:
कर्तृ (सहक्रिया/विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Root√वृध् (वर्धते/वर्धयति)
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