Rig Veda 8.3.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 16

Sukta 8.3

Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable; explicit Kaṇva comparison)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कण्वा इव भृगवः सूर्या इव विश्वमिद्धीतमानशुः । इन्द्रं स्तोमेभिर्महयन्त आयवः प्रियमेधासो अस्वरन् ॥

Transliteration

kaṇvā́ iva bhṛ́gavaḥ sū́ryā iva víśvam íd dhītám ānaśuḥ | índraṃ stómebhir maháyanta ā́yavaḥ priyá-medhāso asvaran ||

Translation

Like the Kaṇvas, like the Bhṛgus, like the Suns, they attained the whole by their concentrated vision. Magnifying Indra with hymns, the Āyus, rich in the dear intelligence, cried out in inspired sound.

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Word by Word

• कण्वाः: the Kaṇvas (seers)
• कण्वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)

• भृगवः: the Bhṛgus
• भृगवः: कर्तृ (उपमान-सम्बन्ध) / विशेषणवत्
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)

• सूर्याः: the suns / sun(-like ones)
• सूर्याः: कर्तृ (उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)

• विश्वम्: all (the whole)
• विश्वम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्/इद् (निपात)

• धीतमानशुः: having thought/intent minds; of inspired mind
• धीतमानशुः: कर्तृ (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: धीत- (√धी ‘to think, to set in mind’) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक); बहुव्रीहि

• आनशुः: they attained / reached
• आनशुः: कर्तृ-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अश् (अश्नुते) ‘to reach, attain’

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तोमेभिः: with hymns of praise
• स्तोमेभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• महयन्तः: magnifying, exalting
• महयन्तः: कर्तृ (सहक्रिया/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √मह् ‘to honor, magnify’ (causative stem महय-)

• आयवः: the Āyus/Āyavas (a people/clan)
• आयवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘vital power/lineage’; RV: ‘Āyus/Āyavaḥ’ as a clan/people)

• प्रियमेधासः: the Priyamedhas (seers/descendants)
• प्रियमेधासः: कर्तृ (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun (proper/collective)
• Root: प्रियमेध (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/नामधेय; ‘whose wisdom is dear’ / name of a seer-line)

• अस्वरन्: they sang / sounded forth
• अस्वरन्: कर्तृ-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्वर्/√स्वृ (स्वरति) ‘to sound, sing’