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Rig Veda 1.4.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 8

Sukta 1.4

Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.4)
Devata: Indra (Śatakratu), with Soma as the empowering draught implied
Chandas: Gāyatrī (dominant meter of RV 1.4)

अस्य पीत्वा शतक्रतो घनो वृत्राणामभवः । प्रावो वाजेषु वाजिनम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.4.8

ásya pītvā śatakrato ghanó vṛtrā́ṇām abhavaḥ | prā́vo vā́jeṣu vā́jinam ||

ຫຼັງຈາກດື່ມສ່ວນນີ້, ຜູ້ມີພະລັງຮ້ອຍປະການ, ທ່ານໄດ້ກາຍເປັນຜູ້ທໍາລາຍຜູ້ຂັດຂວາງ; ແລະທ່ານໄດ້ນໍາເອົາຜູ້ຄອບຄອງຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນມາສູ່ໃນທົ່ງຂອງພະລັງທີ່ຊະນະ.

अस्यof this (of it)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य (षष्ठी एकवचन)
पीत्वाhaving drunk
पीत्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वक्रिया) / हेतु-भाव
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘पिबति’
शतक्रतोO hundred-powered/ hundred-willed one (Indra)
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
घनःa smiter/striker (crusher)
घनः:
कर्तृ (subject complement to ‘अभवः’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootघन (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्राणाम्of the Vṛtras/obstructors
वृत्राणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with घनः: ‘smiter of…’)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवःyou became / you were
अभवः:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
प्रforth / fully
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण (उपसर्ग-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
आवःyou helped / protected
आवः:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) ‘रक्षणे/अवने’
वाजेषुin the contests / in the prizes (of strength)
वाजेषु:
अधिकरण (locative: sphere/occasion)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनम्the prize-winner / the racer (the vigorous one)
वाजिनम्:
कर्म (object of ‘आवः’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

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