Rig Veda 8.96.3 — Mandala 8, Sukta 96, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.96
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रस्य वज्र आयसो निमिश्ल इन्द्रस्य बाह्वोर्भूयिष्ठमोजः । शीर्षन्निन्द्रस्य क्रतवो निरेक आसन्नेषन्त श्रुत्या उपाके ॥
Transliteration
índrasya vájra āyasó ní-miśla índrasya bāhvór bhū́yiṣṭham ójaḥ | śī́rṣann índrasya krátavo nireké āsánn éṣanta śrútyā upā́ke ||
Translation
インドラのヴァジュラは鉄より成り、瞬時に閃く。インドラの両腕には、最も大いなる力が宿る。インドラの頭上には、意志の諸力（クラトゥ）が明らかに現れ、霊感の言葉を受け取る聴聞のために近く迫り来る。
Word by Word
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रःthe thunderbolt
वज्रः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आयसःof metal/iron
आयसः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective (material/qualifier)
Rootआयस (प्रातिपदिक)
निमिश्लःswift-flashing / quickly striking
निमिश्लः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिमिश्ल (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेष)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बाह्वोःof (his) two arms
बाह्वोः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
भूयिष्ठम्the greatest / most
भूयिष्ठम्:
कर्म (object/complement with implied ‘had/contained’)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूयिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of बहु/भूयस्)
ओजःstrength, might
ओजः:
कर्तृ/विधेय (predicative subject: ‘strength’)
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
शीर्षन्(on) the head
शीर्षन्:
अधिकारण/आश्रय (locus: ‘on the head’ in sense)
TypeNoun
Rootशीर्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रतवःpowers of will / resolve / insights
क्रतवः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
निरेकाःunmixed, whole, complete
निरेकाः:
कर्तृ (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरेक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘unmixed, pure, entire’)
आसन्were
आसन्:
क्रिया (verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
एषन्तthey sought / strove for
एषन्त:
क्रिया (verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु) / एष् (Vedic present stem)
श्रुत्याःof hearing / of fame (renown)
श्रुत्याः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
उपाकेin nearness, close by
उपाके:
अधिकारण (location)
TypeNoun (locative)
Rootउपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.