Rig Veda 8.64.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 64, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.64
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
क्व स्य वृषभो युवा तुविग्रीवो अनानतः । ब्रह्मा कस्तं सपर्यति ॥
Transliteration
kvà syá vṛṣabhó yúvā tuvi-grī́vo anā́nataḥ | brahmā́ kás táṁ saparyati ||
Translation
彼はどこにいるのか――力の牡牛、若き者、強き頸をもち、屈しない者は。いかなる梵（brahman）を帯びた霊感の祭司が、まことに彼に仕え、近づきうるのか。
Word by Word
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व (प्रश्नाव्यय)
स्यindeed/now (emphatic particle)
स्य:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसि/स्य (निपात; वैदिक)
वृषभःthe bull (mighty one)
वृषभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
युवाyoung
युवा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
तुविग्रीवःstrong-/mighty-necked
तुविग्रीवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतुवि-ग्रीव (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अनानतःunbowed, not bending
अनानतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनम् (धातु) + अ (नञ्/अ-प्रत्यय) → अनानत (कृदन्त-विशेषण)
ब्रह्माthe priest/singer of sacred speech
ब्रह्मा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (प्रश्न-सर्वनाम)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
सपर्यतिworships, serves
सपर्यति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसपर्य् (धातु; ‘पूजायाम्/सेवायाम्’)
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