Rig Veda 8.51.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 51, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.51
Rishi: Kanva tradition (Kāṇva); specific rishi for 8.51 uncertain in this excerpt
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī/Tr̥ṣṭubh probable; requires scan
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्मै त्वं वसो दानाय शिक्षसि स रायस्पोषमश्नुते । तं त्वा वयं मघवन्निन्द्र गिर्वणः सुतावन्तो हवामहे ॥
Transliteration
yásmai tváṃ vaso dānā́ya śíkṣasi sá rāyás póṣam aśnute | táṃ tvā vayáṃ maghavann indra girvaṇaḥ sutā́vanto havāmahe ||
Translation
富の主（Vasu）よ、汝が施与のために教え導く者は、財の増益（rāyas-poṣa）を得る。讃歌を喜ぶ寛厚なるインドラよ、ソーマ（Soma）を搾るわれらは、供犠において汝を招き呼ぶ。
Word by Word
यस्मैto whom
यस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → यस्-
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO good one / O wealthy one
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
दानायfor giving, for a gift
दानाय:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘to give’ से भाव)
शिक्षसिthou teachest / thou bestowest
शिक्षसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शिक्ष् (शिक्षँ) ‘to train, to instruct; (RV) to bestow/teach’
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स-
रायःof wealth
रायः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth’
पोषम्increase, prosperity
पोषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपोष (प्रातिपदिक) ‘increase, prosperity’
अश्नुतेattains
अश्नुते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नुते) ‘to attain, reach, obtain’
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म (हवामहे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाthee
त्वा:
कर्म (हवामहे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘bountiful’ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper, vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO thou who delightest in hymns
गिर्वणः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootगिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘praise-delighting / praised by hymns’
सुतावन्तःhaving the soma pressed
सुतावन्तः:
कर्तृ (वयम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुतावन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘having soma pressed/ready’ (सुत + वन्त्)
हवामहेwe invoke
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/हवते) ‘to call, invoke’
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