Rig Veda 8.6.48: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 48
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage (hymn context)
Devata: Indra (frame) with human exemplum (Kakuha) in dānastuti
Chandas: Likely Tr̥ṣṭubh-family; requires count
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उदानट् ककुहो दिवमुष्ट्राञ्चतुर्युजो ददत् । श्रवसा याद्वं जनम् ॥
Transliteration
úd ānaṭ kakuhó dívam uṣṭrā́ṃ catur-yújo dádat | śrávasā yā́dvaṃ jánam ||
Translation
കകുഹൻ ഉയർന്നു ദിവത്തിലേക്ക് കയറി; നാലുയുഗം ചേർത്ത ഒട്ടകങ്ങളെ ദാനമായി നൽകി. ശ്രവസ് (യശസ്/കീർത്തി) എന്ന ശക്തിയാൽ യാദ്വ ജനത്തെ അവൻ ഉയർത്തി.
Word by Word
उद्up, out, upward
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग) / ud-
आनट्he/it sounded forth, resounded
आनट्:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootनट् (धातु; नट्/नद्-समूहः, ‘ध्वनिते/निनादयति’ इत्यर्थे वैदिके) / √naṭ
ककुहःthe summit/peak (crest)
ककुहः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootककुह (प्रातिपदिक) / kakúha-
दिवम्the heaven, sky
दिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक) / dyú-
उष्ट्रान्camels
उष्ट्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक) / uṣṭrá-
चतुर्योजःfour-yoked (in teams of four)
चतुर्योजः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् + योज (प्रातिपदिक; योज ‘yoked/teams’) / catur- + yója-
ददत्giving, bestowing
ददत्:
Kartā (participial, agreeing with implied agent)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) / √dā (to give)
श्रवसाwith fame, by renown
श्रवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक) / śrávas-
याद्वम्Yādva, belonging to the Yadus
याद्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयाद्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यदु-सम्बद्ध’) / yādvá-
जनम्people, tribe
जनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक) / jána-
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