Rig Veda 8.81.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 81, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.81
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्र य उ नु ते अस्ति वाजो विप्रेभिः सनित्वः । अस्माभिः सु तं सनुहि ॥
Transliteration
índra yá u nú te ásti vā́jo víprebhiḥ sánitvaḥ | asmā́bhiḥ sú táṃ sanúhi ||
Translation
O Indra, whatever plenitude of force is thine, to be won with the seers in the victory of gaining—grant us to win that well, together with us; make it ours in the right way.
Word by Word
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *h₁n̥dʰro- (परम्परागत देव-नाम)
यःwho/which
यः:
कर्तृ (सापेक्ष-उपवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
नुnow, just
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तिis, exists
अस्ति:
— (अस्ति = ‘is/exists’)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (असँ) धातु
वाजःprize, bounty; strength (winning power)
वाजः:
कर्तृ/विषय (अस्ति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रेभिःwith/through the inspired poets (seers)
विप्रेभिः:
करण/सह (instrumental: ‘with/through the seers’)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सनित्वःwinning, the act/power of winning; winnerhood
सनित्वः:
विशेषण/सम्बोधनार्थ-विशेषण (वाजः/इन्द्रस्य ‘winning’ aspect)
TypeNoun (abstract/agentive) / epithet
Rootसनित्व (प्रातिपदिक) < √सन्/सन् (to win, gain) + -त्व (भाव/कर्तृ-निर्माण)
अस्माभिःby us, with us
अस्माभिः:
करण/सह (instrumental: ‘by/with us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुwell, duly, strongly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात/उपसर्गवत् अव्यय)
तम्that (him/it)
तम्:
कर्म (स्नुहि इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सनुहिwin (it) for us; obtain
सनुहि:
— (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√सन् (सनि/षण्) ‘to win, obtain’
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