Rig Veda 8.32.4 — Mandala 8, Sukta 32, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.32
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra (suśipra)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical audit)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रति श्रुताय वो धृषत्तूर्णाशं न गिरेरधि । हुवे सुशिप्रमूतये ॥
Transliteration
práti śrutā́ya vo dhṛṣát tūrṇā́śaṃ ná girér ádhi | huvÉ suśiprám ūtáye ||
Translation
ശ്രുതായ (കേട്ടതിനോടുള്ള) പ്രതികരണമായി, ഞാൻ നിങ്ങള്ക്കായി അവനെ ഹൂവേ—ധൃഷത്, തൂർണാശ (വേഗത്തിൽ പാഞ്ഞെത്തുന്നവൻ), പർവ്വതശിഖരത്തിൽ നിന്നെന്നപോലെ. രക്ഷയ്ക്കായി സുഷിപ്ര (സുന്ദര അധരങ്ങളുള്ള) ഇന്ദ്രനെ ഞാൻ ആഹ്വാനിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/सम्बन्ध: ‘की ओर/के प्रति’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रुतायto the famed/heard-of one
श्रुताय:
Sampradāna (जिसके प्रति/जिसके लिए)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootश्रुत (√श्रु ‘to hear’ → क्त ‘heard, famed’)
वःof you, your
वः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive: ‘of you/your’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (2nd person pronoun)
धृषत्bold, daring
धृषत्:
Kartā (वर्ण्य-कर्ता/विशेष्य: ‘the bold one’)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√धृष् (to dare, be bold) → धृषत् (वर्त. कृदन्त/विशेषण)
तूर्णाशम्the swift-faced/impetuous one
तूर्णाशम्:
Karma (हुवे इत्यस्य कर्म: ‘I invoke X’)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootतूर्णाश (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous’ + ‘mouth/face’? RV-विशेष विशेषण)
नlike, as
न:
— (उपमा-चिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
गिरेःof/from the mountain
गिरेः:
Apādāna/सम्बन्ध (उत्पत्ति/स्रोत: ‘from/of the mountain’)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि (mountain)
अधिupon, over; from above
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/उपरि; ‘upon/from above’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हुवेI invoke, I call
हुवे:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हू (to call, invoke)
सुशिप्रम्the fair-jawed (one)
सुशिप्रम्:
Karma (हुवे इत्यस्य कर्म; तूर्णाशम् इत्यस्य सह विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसु- + शिप्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘beautiful/strong jaw/cheek’; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
ऊतयेfor help, for protection
ऊतये:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन: ‘for aid’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (help, aid)
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