Rig Veda 3.40.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 40, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.40
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify per critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्वावतो न आ गहि परावतश्च वृत्रहन् । इमा जुषस्व नो गिरः ॥
Transliteration
arvā́vato na ā́ gahi parā́vataś ca vṛtrahan | imā́ juṣasva no gíraḥ ||
Translation
មករកពួកយើងពីទីជិត និងពីទីឆ្ងាយ ហើយសូមទទួលយកពាក្យបន្ទូលដែលយើងបានលើកឡើងនេះ ហើយសូមឲ្យកម្លាំងដែលបំបែកភាពងងឹតនោះ មកប្រាកដក្នុងសេចក្តីជីវិតទាំងស្រុងរបស់យើង។
Word by Word
अर्वावतःfrom the horse-yoked (place/region); from the chariot-horses
अर्वावतः:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वावत् (प्रातिपदिक; अर्वन् ‘घोड़ा’ + -वत् ‘युक्त/सम्पन्न’)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards (here)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome!
गहि:
(क्रिया) — कर्ता: त्वम् (इन्द्र)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
परावतःfrom afar
परावतः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun (used adverbially) / Adjective
Rootपरावत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दूरस्थ/परदेश’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वृत्रहन्O Vṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहन्:
Sambodhana (addressed)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन् ‘हन्ता’)
इमाthese
इमा:
Karma
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुषस्वaccept / enjoy
जुषस्व:
(क्रिया) — कर्म: इमाः (गिरः)
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; ‘सेव्/प्रीण्/स्वीकृ’)
नःour
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गिरःsongs, praises
गिरः:
Kartā (of implied ‘are/stand’ as the offered praises) / also appositional object to ‘इमा’
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाक्/स्तुति’)
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