Rig Veda 8.96.19: Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 19
Sukta 8.96
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स सुक्रतू रणिता यः सुतेष्वनुत्तमन्युर्यो अहेव रेवान् । य एक इन्नर्यपांसि कर्ता स वृत्रहा प्रतीदन्यमाहुः ॥
Transliteration
sá sukrátū ráṇitā yáḥ sutéṣv ánuttamanyuḥ yó áheva revā́n | yá éka ín nári apā́ṃsi kártā sá vṛtrahā́ pratī́d anyám āhuḥ ||
Translation
彼は善き意志の決断をもち、勝利をもたらす者。ソーマの圧搾において比類なき熱情を帯び、蛇のごとく蓄えに富む。彼ひとりが人のための業を成す者であり、障碍を殺すその者を、人々はあらゆる他者に比肩する者と呼ぶ。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
सु-क्रतुःof good resolve/wise
सु-क्रतुः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक); उपसर्गः सु-
रणिताthe fighter/warrior
रणिता:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun/Agent
Root√रण्/√रन् (रण् गतौ/शब्दे) → ‘रणितृ/रणित’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-प्रवर्तकः)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (य-प्रातिपदिक) सर्वनाम
सुतेषुamong the pressed (Soma draughts)
सुतेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (√सु ‘to press’ → सुत ‘pressed (Soma)’)
अनुत्तम-मन्युःwhose wrath is unsurpassed
अनुत्तम-मन्युः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi-like epithet)
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुत्तम (न-उत्तम; ‘unsurpassed’)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् सर्वनाम
अह-इवlike a serpent
अह-इव:
(उपमान-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)
रेवान्rich/splendid
रेवान्:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealthy, splendid’)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् सर्वनाम
एकःalone/one
एकः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात/अव्यय; ‘indeed, just’)
नर्यपांसिheroic deeds
नर्यपांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनर्यपांस्/नर्यपस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘manly deeds/heroic works’)
कर्ताdoer/maker
कर्ता:
Kartā (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun/Agent
Root√कृ (करणे) → कर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः) सर्वनाम
वृत्र-हाVṛtra-slayer
वृत्र-हा:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + √हन् ‘to slay’)
प्रति-इत्in return/again indeed
प्रति-इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इत् (निपात)
अन्यम्another (one)
अन्यम्:
Karma (आहुः इति वाक्ये)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said/call
आहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अह्/√आह् (ब्रूवाचकः; परोक्ष-परिपूर्ण ‘आह’)
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