Rig Veda 8.30.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 30, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.30
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नहि वो अस्त्यर्भको देवासो न कुमारकः । विश्वे सतोमहान्त इत् ॥
Transliteration
náhi vo ásty arbhakó devāso ná kumārakáḥ | víśve satómahānta ít ||
Translation
ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങളിൽ ആരും ചെറുതല്ല—ആരും വെറും കുമാരനല്ല; നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും സത്യ-സത്തയിൽ മഹത്തായവർ, വിശാലശക്തികളാണ്.
Word by Word
नहिindeed not / surely not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (न + हि)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अस्तिthere is / exists
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (असँ)
अर्भकःa little one / a child
अर्भकः:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject of अस्ति)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्भक
देवासःO gods / the gods
देवासः:
सम्बोधन/विषय (addressed/subject-group)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कुमारकःa young boy / a youth
कुमारकः:
कर्तृ/विषय (elliptic with अस्ति)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकुमारक
विश्वेall (of you)
विश्वे:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व
सतःbeing / existent
सतः:
विशेषण (qualifier of विश्वे)
TypeAdjective/Kṛdanta
Rootसत् (present participle of अस्)
महान्तःgreat
महान्तः:
विशेषण (qualifier of विश्वे/देवासः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहान्त्
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootइत्
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