Rig Veda 8.93.2 — Mandala 8, Sukta 93, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.93
Devata: Indra (implied by vṛtrahā)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नव यो नवतिं पुरो बिभेद बाह्वोजसा । अहिं च वृत्रहावधीत् ॥
Transliteration
náva yó navatíṃ púro bibhéda bāh्वójasā | áhīṃ ca vṛtrahā́v adhīt ||
Translation
He who shattered the ninety-and-nine strongholds by the arm’s force, and who as Vṛtra-slayer struck down the Serpent—may that conquering power be active for us within.
Word by Word
नवःthe nine (one who is ninefold / nine)
नवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक) / नवन्
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नवतिम्ninety
नवतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootनवति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरःfortresses, strongholds
पुरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुर् (प्रातिपदिक) / पुरा/पुरः (अव्यय-प्रयोगः)
बिभेदhe split, he shattered
बिभेद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभिद् (धातु)
बाह्वोजसाwith the strength of (his) arms
बाह्वोजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अहिम्the serpent (Ahi)
अहिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
वृत्रहाVṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहा:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वृत्र’ + ‘हन्’)
अवधीत्he struck down, he slew
अवधीत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवध् (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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