Rig Veda 8.3.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.3
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable)
Devata: Indra (praise about his indriya)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कन्नव्यो अतसीनां तुरो गृणीत मर्त्यः । नही न्वस्य महिमानमिन्द्रियं स्वर्गृणन्त आनशुः ॥
Transliteration
kán navyó atasī́nāṃ turó gṛṇīta mártyaḥ | nahī́ nv asya mahimā́nam indriyáṃ svàr gṛṇánta ānaśúḥ ||
Translation
What new mortal among these weavers of the word will swiftly sing? For truly none have attained his greatness, his Indra-power, even though they chant toward the Light.
Word by Word
कन्नव्यःthe singer/poet named Kannavya
कन्नव्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootकन्नव्य (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण)
अतसीनाम्of the flax(-plants); of Atasī
अतसीनाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअतसी (प्रातिपदिक)
तुरःswift, impetuous
तुरः:
Kartā (विशेषण-रूपेण कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुर (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण)
गृणीतlet him praise / may he sing
गृणीत:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगृ (धातु; ‘स्तु/गाय’)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
अस्यof him (of Indra)
अस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महिमानम्greatness, majesty
महिमानम्:
Karma (ज्ञाने/वचने—‘नहि … (जानन्ति/वदन्ति)’ इत्यर्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रियम्Indra’s power, might
इन्द्रियम्:
Karma (महिमानम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य/समन्वयः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘इन्द्र-सम्बन्धि बलम्’)
स्वःto heaven; heaven
स्वः:
Adhikaraṇa (लक्ष्य-स्थान/गति-भावः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वः (अव्यय/नाम; ‘द्यौः/स्वर्गः’)
गृणन्तःpraising, singing
गृणन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootगृ (धातु) → गृणत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
आनशुःhave attained, reached
आनशुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु; ‘प्राप्/अश्नुते’)
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