Rig Veda 8.4.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Pūṣan (primary); epithets śakra/puruhūta/vimocana may also echo Indraic diction but here applied to the invoked power as liberator-guide
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र पूषणं वृणीमहे युज्याय पुरूवसुम् । स शक्र शिक्ष पुरुहूत नो धिया तुजे राये विमोचन ॥
Transliteration
prá pū́ṣaṇaṁ vṛṇīmahe yújyāya purū-vásum | sá śakra śikṣa puru-hūta no dhiyā́ túje rāyé ví-mocana ||
Translation
ഞങ്ങൾ മുൻപായി പൂഷണനെ വരിക്കുന്നു—യുജ്യനായ, അനേകം വസുക്കളാൽ സമൃദ്ധനായവനെ. ഹേ ശക്ര, ഹേ പുരുഹൂത, ധിയയാൽ ഞങ്ങളെ ഉപദേശിക്കേണമേ; ഹേ വിമോചന, തുജേയായ റായയും പൂർണ്ണതയും പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
पूषणम्Pūṣan (the god Pūṣan)
पूषणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपूषण (prātipadika)
वृणीमहेwe choose, we select
वृणीमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणीते) / √वृण् ‘to choose’
युज्यायfor (one) to be yoked / fit to be yoked
युज्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootयुज्य (adj. from √युज् ‘to yoke, join’)
पुरूवसुम्abounding in much wealth
पुरूवसुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरूवसु (prātipadika; purū ‘much’ + vasu ‘wealth’)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāman)
शक्रO Śakra (Mighty one)
शक्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशक्र (prātipadika)
शिक्षteach, instruct; make (us) attain
शिक्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शिक्ष् ‘to teach, train; to make (someone) learn/attain’
पुरुहूतO much-invoked one
पुरुहूत:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपुरुहूत (prātipadika; puru ‘many’ + hūta ‘invoked’ < √ह्वा)
नःof us, our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic pronoun)
धियाby/with (our) thought, insight, prayer
धिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधी (prātipadika)
तुजेfor the impetuous/strong (one)
तुजे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतुज् (prātipadika; from √तुज् ‘to urge, impel; be strong/pressing’)
रायेfor wealth
राये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootराय् (prātipadika)
विमोचनO releaser, deliverer
विमोचन:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootविमोचन (prātipadika; vi- + mocana ‘releasing’ < √मुच्)
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