Rig Veda 8.88.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 88, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.88
Rishi: Gautama (family context of 8.88)
Devata: Indra (Maghavan)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नकिः परिष्टिर्मघवन्मघस्य ते यद्दाशुषे दशस्यसि । अस्माकं बोध्युचथस्य चोदिता मंहिष्ठो वाजसातये ॥
Transliteration
nákiḥ páriṣṭir maghavan maghásya te yád dāśúṣe daśasyási | asmā́kaṃ bodhy ucáthasya coditā maṃhíṣṭho vā́jasātaye ||
Translation
マガヴァンよ、供物を捧げる者を汝が讃え報いるとき、汝の施与に境界を定め得る者はない。われらの讃歌に目覚めよ。われらの言葉の駆り立て手となれ、最も寛き者よ――力の充溢を勝ち取るため（vājasātí）に。
Word by Word
नकिःno one, none
नकिः:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootनकिस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
परिष्टिःsurrounding, encompassing (aid/protection)
परिष्टिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपरि-ष्टि (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; √स्था/√स्ति-समूहः ‘परि-’ उपसर्गेण)
मघवन्O Maghavan (bountiful one, Indra)
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootमघवन् (पुं. प्रातिपदिक; ‘मघ’=दान/समृद्धि + वन्)
मघस्यof bounty, of the gift
मघस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमघ (नपुं./पुं. प्रातिपदिक; ‘दान/समृद्धि’)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which, that (what)
यत्:
—
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple (to √दाश्)
Rootदाश्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश् ‘पूजादाने/उपसेवने’)
दशस्यसिyou honor, you show favor
दशस्यसि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√दशस्य (धातु; ‘स्तुतौ/पूजायाम्’)
अस्माकम्of us, our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बोधिbe aware, take notice
बोधि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√बुध् (धातु; ‘अवबोधने’)
उचथस्यof the hymn/chant
उचथस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootउचथ (पुं. प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्तुति/उक्थ’)
चोदिताthe impeller, inspirer
चोदिता:
Kartā (apposition) / विशेषण
TypeParticiple (agentive/nominal)
Rootचोदितृ/चोदित (कृदन्त; √चुद् ‘प्रेरणे’)
मंहिष्ठःmost bountiful
मंहिष्ठः:
Kartā (apposition) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमंहिष्ठ (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘मंह’=दान/उदारता + इष्ठ)
वाजसातयेfor winning the prize, for gaining booty
वाजसातये:
Sampradāna/प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootवाजसाति (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाज’=प्राजित्य/पुरस्कार + ‘साति’=प्राप्ति)
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