Rig Veda 8.83.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 83, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.83
Devata: Indra-led Devas (collective host)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यूयं हि ष्ठा सुदानव इन्द्रज्येष्ठा अभिद्यवः । अधा चिद्व उत ब्रुवे ॥
Transliteration
yūyáṃ hí ṣṭhā su-dā́nava índra-jyeṣṭhā abhi-dyávaḥ | ádhā cid va utá bruve ||
Translation
ເຈົ້າແທ້ຈິງເປັນຜູ້ໃຈກວ້າງຂວາງ, ດ້ວຍອິນທະເປັນຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດ ແລະ ຜູ້ນໍາ, ກໍາລັງກ້າວຂຶ້ນສູ່ສະຫວັນອັນສະຫວ່າງ; ແລະ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກໍເວົ້າກັບເຈົ້າແທ້ຈິງ.
Word by Word
यूयम्you (pl.)
यूयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
स्थare / be (you are)
स्थ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) / स्था-आदेशः (2nd pl. imperative of √as in Vedic)
सुदानवःgood givers, generous ones
सुदानवः:
कर्तृ (यूयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootसु-दानु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: ‘good-giving’)
इन्द्रज्येष्ठाःhaving Indra as chief
इन्द्रज्येष्ठाः:
कर्तृ (यूयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootइन्द्र-ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Indra as the chief/eldest’)
अभिद्यवःheaven-ward ones / those facing the sky
अभिद्यवः:
कर्तृ (यूयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootअभि-द्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘toward heaven/sky’, ‘heaven-ward’)
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
वःto you / for you
वः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (ब्रुवे इत्यस्य ‘to/for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
ब्रुवेI speak / I say
ब्रुवे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
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