Rig Veda 8.96.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.96
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Maṇḍala 8); voice of the jaritṛ (praiser) instructing the right praise.
Devata: Indra (receiver of suṣṭuti; awakener of knowledge)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तद्विविड्ढि यत्त इन्द्रो जुजोषत्स्तुहि सुष्टुतिं नमसा विवास । उप भूष जरितर्मा रुवण्यः श्रावया वाचं कुविदङ्ग वेदत् ॥
Transliteration
tád viviḍḍhi yát ta índro jújoṣat stuhí suṣṭutím namasā́ vivāsa | úpa bhūṣa jaritar mā́ ruvaṇyaḥ śrāvayā́ vā́caṃ kuvíd aṅgá védat ||
Translation
よく見きわめよ――いかなるものによってインドラ（Indra）がまことに喜ぶのか。善き讃歌をうたい、礼拝の心もて仕えよ。詠み手よ、それを飾れ。むなしく叫ぶな――聖なる言（Vāc）を聞かしめよ、そうすれば誰かが確かに知るであろう。
Word by Word
तत्that (this fact/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, clearly (intensifier with verb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विड्ढिknow! understand!
विड्ढि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु) ‘जान’
यत्what/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जुजोṣत्has been pleased / has accepted
जुजोṣत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु) ‘सेव्/प्री’
स्तुहिpraise!
स्तुहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु) ‘स्तु’
सु-स्तुतिम्a good hymn of praise
सु-स्तुतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
नमसाwith reverence, with homage
नमसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विवासdo reverent service / worship
विवास:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि + वास् (धातु) ‘उपास्/सेव्’ (वेदिक: ‘विवास्’ = ‘पूजय/उपास’)
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
भूषadorn! honor!
भूष:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभूष् (धातु) ‘अलङ्कृ/शोभ’
जरितर्O singer/praiser
जरितर्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √गॄ/गॢ ‘गिर्/स्तु’ से ‘स्तोतृ’)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
रुवण्यःone who wails/laments; querulous
रुवण्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरुवण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रु’/‘रव्’ ध्वन्यर्थ)
श्रावयmake (him) hear; proclaim
श्रावय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) ‘श्रवय’ (णिच् caus.)
वाचम्speech, utterance
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
कुवित्whether indeed? perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुवित् (अव्यय; प्रश्न/संशय)
अङ्गindeed, pray
अङ्ग:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग (निपात)
वेदत्may he know / will he notice?
वेदत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु) ‘जान’
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