Rig Veda 8.4.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra (implicitly addressed as ugra, vṛṣan; context of Soma-invocation in adjacent verses)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा भेम मा श्रमिष्मोग्रस्य सख्ये तव । महत्ते वृष्णो अभिचक्ष्यं कृतं पश्येम तुर्वशं यदुम् ॥
Transliteration
mā bhéma mā śramiṣmógrasya sakhyé táva | mahát te vṛ́ṣṇo abhí-cakṣyaṁ kṛtáṁ páśyema turváśaṁ yádum ||
Translation
恐れることなく、汝の烈しき友誼のうちに疲れ果てぬように。力の牡牛よ（インドラよ）、内なる眼に顕れた汝の大いなる業を、われらが見得ますように――トゥルヴァシャ（Turvaśa）とヤドゥ（Yadu）をわが側へと獲得するその業を。
Word by Word
माnot / do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
भेमlet us not fear
भेम:
Kartā (अस्मद्-समूहः) अप्रकट
TypeVerb
Rootभी (धातु)
माnot / do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
श्रमिष्मःlet us not grow weary / toil
श्रमिष्मः:
Kartā (अस्मद्-समूहः) अप्रकट
TypeVerb
Rootश्रम् (धातु) / श्रम (भाव)
उग्रस्यof the mighty/terrible one
उग्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘of the mighty’
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सख्येin friendship / in alliance
सख्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/विषय) — ‘in friendship’
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सखि
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘of you/thy’
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महत्great
महत्:
Karma/विशेषण (object-qualifier) संदर्भानुसार
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘thy’
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्णःof the bull-like/strong one
वृष्णः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘of the bull/virile one’ (देवविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिचक्ष्यम्worthy to be seen / visible
अभिचक्ष्यम्:
Karma (object) / विशेष्य ‘कृतम्’ का विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-चक्ष् (धातु) → अभिचक्ष्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
कृतम्done / accomplished
कृतम्:
Karma (object) — ‘(deed) done’
TypeParticiple
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
पश्येमmay we see
पश्येम:
Kartā (अस्मद्-समूहः) अप्रकट; Karma = ‘महत्…कृतम्’
TypeVerb
Rootपश्/दृश् (धातु)
तुर्वशम्Turvaśa
तुर्वशम्:
Karma (object) — ‘Turvaśa’
TypeProper Noun
Rootतुर्वश (प्रातिपदिक; जन/नृप-नाम)
यदुम्Yadu
यदुम्:
Karma (object) — ‘Yadu’
TypeProper Noun
Rootयदु (प्रातिपदिक; जन/नृप-नाम)
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