Rig Veda 8.93.30: Mandala 8, Sukta 93, Mantra 30
Sukta 8.93
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वामिद्वृत्रहन्तम सुतावन्तो हवामहे । यदिन्द्र मृळयासि नः ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m íd vṛtrahantama sutā́vanto havāmahe | yád indra mṛḷáyāsi naḥ ||
Translation
Thee indeed, most slayer of the Coverer, we who have the pressed Soma call—if thou art gracious to us, Indra.
Word by Word
त्वाम्you (as the one addressed/aimed at)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
वृत्रहन्तमthe slayer of Vṛtra
वृत्रहन्तम:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन्)
सुतावन्तःwe, possessing pressed Soma (Soma-pressers)
सुतावन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुतावन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; सुत + वन्त्)
हवामहेwe invoke/call
हवामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/हवते) ‘to call, invoke’
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मृळयासिyou are gracious / you show mercy
मृळयासि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मृळ्/मृड् (वेद.) ‘to be gracious, show mercy’
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
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