Rig Veda 8.103.5 — Mandala 8, Sukta 103, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.103
Devata: Agni (implicit/continued address; Purūvasu as Agni-epithet)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स दृळ्हे चिदभि तृणत्ति वाजमर्वता स धत्ते अक्षिति श्रवः । त्वे देवत्रा सदा पुरूवसो विश्वा वामानि धीमहि ॥
Transliteration
sa dṛḷhé cid abhí tṛ́ṇatti vā́jam arvatā́ sa dhatté ákṣiti śrávaḥ | tvé devá-trā sadā purūvaso víśvā vāmā́ni dhīmahi ||
Translation
Even against what is firmly fixed, he strikes through and wins the vāja, the plenitude of force, by the power that carries us forward; he establishes an undiminishing glory. In you, O Purūvasu, ever in the divine realm, we hold and concentrate all desirable boons.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दृळ्हेin/at the firm (stronghold)
दृळ्हे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘firm/strong’)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तृणत्तिbreaks through, pierces
तृणत्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतृद्/तृन्द् (धातु; ‘to pierce, break through’)
वाजम्prize; strength; winning power
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वताwith a steed (horse)
अर्वता:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘steed/horse’)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धत्तेplaces; bestows
धत्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to place, bestow’)
अक्षितिःimperishable
अक्षितिः:
कर्म (धत्ते इत्यस्य) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootअ-क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘un-decaying, imperishable’)
श्रवःfame, glory
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fame, glory’)
त्वेin you
त्वे:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootत्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवत्राgod-ward; among the gods
देवत्रा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदेवत्रा (अव्यय; ‘among/with the gods; god-ward’)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
पुरूवसोO much-wealthy one
पुरूवसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरूवसु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having much wealth’)
विश्वानिall
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
वामानिgood things; boons
वामानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाम (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good, desirable, gracious gift’)
धीमहिwe place (in mind); we meditate on; we hold fast
धीमहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to set, place’; here ‘to set in mind/meditate’)
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