Rig Veda 8.16.2 — Mandala 8, Sukta 16, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.16
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (not supplied)
Devata: Indra
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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यस्मिन्नुक्थानि रण्यन्ति विश्वानि च श्रवस्या । अपामवो न समुद्रे ॥
Transliteration
yásminn ukthā́ni ráṇyanti víśvāni ca śravasyā́ | apā́m ávo ná samudré ||
Translation
In whom all hymns delight and all seekings for fame find their fullness—like the waters’ might gathered in the ocean—so is Indra the vast receptacle of our inspired speech and its victorious renown.
Word by Word
यस्मिन्in which (in whom/wherein)
यस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → यस्-
नुnow; indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
उक्थानिhymns; laudations
उक्थानि:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
रण्यन्तिrejoice; resound pleasantly
रण्यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रण्य (रण्यति) अथवा √रम् (वेद. ‘to rejoice/sound pleasantly’)
विश्वानिall
विश्वानि:
Kartā (उक्थानि-समन्वयेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
श्रवस्याglorious; fame-bringing
श्रवस्या:
Kartā (उक्थानि-समन्वयेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fame-seeking/praiseworthy’)
अपामवःApāmava (name/epithet: ‘aid of the waters’)
अपामवः:
Kartā (उपमान-वाक्ये)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअपामव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘helper/strength of the waters’)
नlike; as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
समुद्रेin the ocean
समुद्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
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